Bernard Picart
Four studies after cameos, three with classical profile portraits and one with a fragmentary relief of Cupid and two lions drawing a chariot
Found at
Christies,
London
Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC., Lot 26
16. Jul - 16. Jul 2010
Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC., Lot 26
16. Jul - 16. Jul 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Bernard Picart (Paris 1673-1733 Amsterdam)
Four studies after cameos, three with classical profile portraits and one with a fragmentary relief of Cupid and two lions drawing a chariot
red chalk
8½ x 6 in. (20.6 x 15.2 cm.); and smaller; and three other drawings including a Study of a woman's sleeve, also by Picart
a set of four (7)
Four studies after cameos, three with classical profile portraits and one with a fragmentary relief of Cupid and two lions drawing a chariot
red chalk
8½ x 6 in. (20.6 x 15.2 cm.); and smaller; and three other drawings including a Study of a woman's sleeve, also by Picart
a set of four (7)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Four studies after cameos, three with classical profile portraits and one with a fragmentary relief of Cupid and two lions drawing a chariot by Bernard Picart was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2010, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 750.00 (€ 901.79). Admittedly, works by Bernard Picart have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An Allegorical Frontispiece, Perhaps A Reflection On Human Frailty in July 2013 with an auction result of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 7,855.89).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Four studies after cameos, three with classical profile portraits and one with a fragmentary relief of Cupid and two lions drawing a chariot von Bernard Picart im Juli 2010 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 750,00 (€ 901,79) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Bernard Picart auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An Allegorical Frontispiece, Perhaps A Reflection On Human Frailty im Juli 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 7.855,89).
Bernard Picart - Auction history
