Charles Lapicque
Portrait d'un Tigre
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso, Lot 339
26. Mar - 26. Mar 2021
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso, Lot 339
26. Mar - 26. Mar 2021
Estimate: 35.000 - 45.000 GBP
Price realised: 277.200 GBP
Price realised: 277.200 GBP
Description
Property Formerly in the Collection of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
Charles Lapicque
1898 - 1988
Portrait d'un Tigre
signed Lapicque and dated 61 (lower left); signed Lapicque, titled and dated 1961 on the reverse
oil on canvas
130 by 97cm., 51¼ by 38¼in.
Framed: 149 by 116cm., 58¾ by 45¾in.
Painted in 1961. This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonnée being compiled by Mederic and Marc Metayer.
Neue Galerie, Zurich | Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (acquired from the above in 1969) | Thence by descent to the present owner
Charles Lapicque
1898 - 1988
Portrait d'un Tigre
signed Lapicque and dated 61 (lower left); signed Lapicque, titled and dated 1961 on the reverse
oil on canvas
130 by 97cm., 51¼ by 38¼in.
Framed: 149 by 116cm., 58¾ by 45¾in.
Painted in 1961. This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonnée being compiled by Mederic and Marc Metayer.
Neue Galerie, Zurich | Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (acquired from the above in 1969) | Thence by descent to the present owner
A top price for Charles Lapicque
The work Portrait d'un Tigre by Charles Lapicque was worth GBP 277,200.00 (€ 325,638.59) to a buyer in March 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 45,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Portrait d'un Tigre the most expensive artwork by Charles Lapicque that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Charles Lapicque
Die Arbeit Portrait d'un Tigre von Charles Lapicque war einem Käufer im März 2021 GBP 277.200,00 (€ 325.638,59) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 45.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait d'un Tigre zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Charles Lapicque, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Charles Lapicque - Auction history
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