Eduard Dubois
Studies of the head of an infant
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Old Master Drawings: Online, Lot 21
27.Nov - 05.Dez.2019
Old Master Drawings: Online, Lot 21
27.Nov - 05.Dez.2019
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.875 GBP
Price realised: 1.875 GBP
Description
with number '52' (crossed out) and inscription 'Italian School/ XVII Cent[ury]' (verso of the old mount)
brown oil paint heightened with white on dark brown prepared paper
4 x 5 5 ⁄ 8 in. (11.1 x 14.2 cm)
Professor Michael Jaffé, and by inheritance to the present owners.
brown oil paint heightened with white on dark brown prepared paper
4 x 5 5 ⁄ 8 in. (11.1 x 14.2 cm)
Professor Michael Jaffé, and by inheritance to the present owners.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Eduard Dubois achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2019. In the Old Master Drawings: Online auction, the work Studies of the head of an infant sold for GBP 1,875.00 (€ 2,216.03) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Eduard Dubois; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Six studies of the heads of Michelangelo’s slaves sold at auction in July 2019 with the realized price of GBP 3,750.00 (€ 4,117.25).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Eduard Dubois erzielte im Dezember 2019 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Drawings: Online wurde die Arbeit Studies of the head of an infant für GBP 1.875,00 (€ 2.216,03) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Eduard Dubois; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Six studies of the heads of Michelangelo’s slaves im Juli 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 3.750,00 (€ 4.117,25).
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