Camille Claudel
L'Abandon
Found at
Christies,
London
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 431
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2023
Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, Lot 431
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2023
Estimate: 350.000 - 500.000 GBP
Price realised: 831.600 GBP
Price realised: 831.600 GBP
Description
CAMILLE CLAUDEL (1864-1943)
L'Abandon
signed 'Claudel' (on the base); stamped with the foundry mark and numbered 'EUG.BLOT PARIS 13' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
height: 16 7/8 in. (42.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1888 and cast in bronze by Eugène Blot, Paris, in 1905
L'Abandon
signed 'Claudel' (on the base); stamped with the foundry mark and numbered 'EUG.BLOT PARIS 13' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
height: 16 7/8 in. (42.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1888 and cast in bronze by Eugène Blot, Paris, in 1905
Upper estimate price exceeded by 66 %.
The work L'Abandon by Camille Claudel was auctioned at Christies in London in March this year. It achieved a price of GBP 831,600.00 (€ 946,105.63), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 66%. Admittedly, works by Camille Claudel have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work La Valse, Première Version in June 2013 with an auction result of GBP 5,122,500.00 (€ 5,978,874.90).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 66 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit L'Abandon von Camille Claudel kam im März diesen Jahres bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 831.600,00 (€ 946.105,63) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 66%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Camille Claudel auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit La Valse, Première Version im Juni 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.122.500,00 (€ 5.978.874,90).
Camille Claudel - Auction history
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