Bernard Picart
An Allegorical Frontispiece, Perhaps A Reflection On Human Frailty
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection, Lot 145
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2013
Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection, Lot 145
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2013
Estimate: 3.000 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Description
Bernard Picart
PARIS 1673 - 1733 AMSTERDAM
AN ALLEGORICAL FRONTISPIECE, PERHAPS A REFLECTION ON HUMAN FRAILTY
Pen and black and grey ink and wash; indented, and blackened on the reverse for transfer
182 by 140 mm
PARIS 1673 - 1733 AMSTERDAM
AN ALLEGORICAL FRONTISPIECE, PERHAPS A REFLECTION ON HUMAN FRAILTY
Pen and black and grey ink and wash; indented, and blackened on the reverse for transfer
182 by 140 mm
A top price for Bernard Picart
This artwork by Bernard Picart achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2013. In the Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection auction, the work An Allegorical Frontispiece, Perhaps A Reflection On Human Frailty sold for GBP 6,875.00 (€ 7,855.89) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,500.00. This high result makes An Allegorical Frontispiece, Perhaps A Reflection On Human Frailty the most expensive artwork by Bernard Picart that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Bernard Picart
Dieses Kunstwerk von Bernard Picart erzielte im Juli 2013 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection wurde die Arbeit An Allegorical Frontispiece, Perhaps A Reflection On Human Frailty für GBP 6.875,00 (€ 7.855,89) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht An Allegorical Frontispiece, Perhaps A Reflection On Human Frailty zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Bernard Picart, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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