Eugenio Cajès
A commander turned to the right (recto); Draperies of a figure seen from behind (verso)
Found at
Christies,
New York
MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE MARTIN BODMER FOUNDATION, Lot 150
23. Jan - 23. Jan 2002
MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE MARTIN BODMER FOUNDATION, Lot 150
23. Jan - 23. Jan 2002
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 171.000 USD
Price realised: 171.000 USD
Description
Eugenio Cajès (1575-1634)
A commander turned to the right (recto); Draperies of a figure seen from behind (verso)
with inscriptions 't... dibujo Por detras', 'Diego P...' and 'Belazquez' (recto) and 'R[eale]s 7' (verso)
black chalk (recto), red chalk (verso)
11¼ x 7 5/8 in. (285 x 195 mm.)
A commander turned to the right (recto); Draperies of a figure seen from behind (verso)
with inscriptions 't... dibujo Por detras', 'Diego P...' and 'Belazquez' (recto) and 'R[eale]s 7' (verso)
black chalk (recto), red chalk (verso)
11¼ x 7 5/8 in. (285 x 195 mm.)
A top price for Eugenio Cajès
This artwork by Eugenio Cajès achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2002. In the MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE MARTIN BODMER FOUNDATION auction, the work A commander turned to the right (recto); Draperies of a figure seen from behind (verso) sold for USD 171,000.00 (€ 198,976.03) - well above the upper estimate of USD 60,000.00. This high result makes A commander turned to the right (recto); Draperies of a figure seen from behind (verso) the most expensive artwork by Eugenio Cajès that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Eugenio Cajès
Dieses Kunstwerk von Eugenio Cajès erzielte im Januar 2002 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE MARTIN BODMER FOUNDATION wurde die Arbeit A commander turned to the right (recto); Draperies of a figure seen from behind (verso) für USD 171.000,00 (€ 198.976,03) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A commander turned to the right (recto); Draperies of a figure seen from behind (verso) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Eugenio Cajès, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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