Claude-Louis Chatelet - The Pyramid at the Château de Maupertuis

Claude-Louis Chatelet

The Pyramid at the Château de Maupertuis

Found at Christies, New York
Old Master Paintings from the Lagerfeld Collection, Lot 72
23. May - 23. May 2000
Estimate: 120.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 391.000 USD
Description
Claude-Louis Chatelet (Paris 1753-1794)
The Pyramid at the Château de Maupertuis
signed and dated 'C.L.Chatelet in. 178(5?)/..' (lower left)
oil on canvas
34 x 45¼in. (86 x 115cm.)
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A top price for Claude-Louis Châtelet

This artwork by Claude-Louis Châtelet achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2000. In the Old Master Paintings from the Lagerfeld Collection auction, the work The Pyramid at the Château de Maupertuis sold for USD 391,000.00 (€ 419,168.10) - well above the upper estimate of USD 150,000.00. This high result makes The Pyramid at the Château de Maupertuis the most expensive artwork by Claude-Louis Châtelet that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Claude-Louis Châtelet

Dieses Kunstwerk von Claude-Louis Châtelet erzielte im Mai 2000 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Paintings from the Lagerfeld Collection wurde die Arbeit The Pyramid at the Château de Maupertuis für USD 391.000,00 (€ 419.168,10) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Pyramid at the Château de Maupertuis zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Claude-Louis Châtelet, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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