Charles-Antoine Coypel
Cheerful Democritus; Sorrowful Heraclitus
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Paintings: Part I, Lot 88
29. Jan - 29. Jan 2015
Master Paintings: Part I, Lot 88
29. Jan - 29. Jan 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Charles-Antoine Coypel
PARIS 1694 - 1752
CHEERFUL DEMOCRITUS; SORROWFUL HERACLITUS
Quantity: 2
both signed and dated c. coypel. 1746
a pair, both oil on canvas
Claude-Adrien Helvétius (1715-1771); | Thence by descent to Comte d'Andlau, Château de Voré; | By whom sold, New York, Christie's, 27 January 2000, lot 47; | There purchased by the present collector.
PARIS 1694 - 1752
CHEERFUL DEMOCRITUS; SORROWFUL HERACLITUS
Quantity: 2
both signed and dated c. coypel. 1746
a pair, both oil on canvas
Claude-Adrien Helvétius (1715-1771); | Thence by descent to Comte d'Andlau, Château de Voré; | By whom sold, New York, Christie's, 27 January 2000, lot 47; | There purchased by the present collector.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work Cheerful Democritus; Sorrowful Heraclitus by Charles-Antoine Coypel was sold in the Master Paintings: Part I auction at Sothebys in New York in January 2015. The »bidding war« ended at USD 965,000.00 (€ 854,738.71), 38% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Charles-Antoine Coypel - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Roland And The Marriage Of Angelique, which sold at auction in January 2012 for USD 3,554,500.00 (€ 2,723,128.78).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Cheerful Democritus; Sorrowful Heraclitus von Charles-Antoine Coypel wurde im Januar 2015 in der Auktion Master Paintings: Part I bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 965.000,00 (€ 854.738,71) und damit 38% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Charles-Antoine Coypel mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Roland And The Marriage Of Angelique beobachtet, die im Januar 2012 für USD 3.554.500,00 (€ 2.723.128,78) versteigert wurde.
Charles-Antoine Coypel - Auction history
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