François de Troy
The Feast Of Dido And Aeneas: An Allegorical Portrait Of The Family Of The Duc And Duchesse Du Maine
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings and European Works of Art Including Property of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Lot 264
8. Jun - 8. Jun 2007
Important Old Master Paintings and European Works of Art Including Property of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Lot 264
8. Jun - 8. Jun 2007
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 USD
Price realised: 1.776.000 USD
Price realised: 1.776.000 USD
Description
François de TroyToulouse 1645 - 1730 Paris
TOULOUSE 1645 - 1730 PARIS
THE FEAST OF DIDO AND AENEAS: AN ALLEGORICAL PORTRAIT OF THE FAMILY OF THE DUC AND DUCHESSE DU MAINE
signed, dated and inscribed on the artist's porfolio left of center ... / ... / par fra ... / De Troy / En 17 ... / ... / ... / donné / par / s.a. / Monseigneur / le duc du Maine
oil on canvas
63 1/4 by 79 3/4 in.; 160.5 by 202.5 cm.
Duc and Duchesse du Maine; | Comte Horace de Choiseul; | His sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, May 7, 1897, lot 1; | de Boisgelin collection; | His sale, Paris Galerie George Petit, May 20 - 21, 1898, lot 200; | Private Collection, England; | With Wildenstein, New York, from whom purchased by the present owner.
TOULOUSE 1645 - 1730 PARIS
THE FEAST OF DIDO AND AENEAS: AN ALLEGORICAL PORTRAIT OF THE FAMILY OF THE DUC AND DUCHESSE DU MAINE
signed, dated and inscribed on the artist's porfolio left of center ... / ... / par fra ... / De Troy / En 17 ... / ... / ... / donné / par / s.a. / Monseigneur / le duc du Maine
oil on canvas
63 1/4 by 79 3/4 in.; 160.5 by 202.5 cm.
Duc and Duchesse du Maine; | Comte Horace de Choiseul; | His sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, May 7, 1897, lot 1; | de Boisgelin collection; | His sale, Paris Galerie George Petit, May 20 - 21, 1898, lot 200; | Private Collection, England; | With Wildenstein, New York, from whom purchased by the present owner.
A top price for François de Troy
The work The Feast Of Dido And Aeneas: An Allegorical Portrait Of The Family Of The Duc And Duchesse Du Maine by François de Troy was sold in the Important Old Master Paintings and European Works of Art Including Property of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery auction at Sothebys in New York in June 2007. It achieved a price of USD 1,776,000.00 (€ 1,313,609.47), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 18%. With this result, The Feast Of Dido And Aeneas: An Allegorical Portrait Of The Family Of The Duc And Duchesse Du Maine is even the most expensive work of art by François de Troy that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für François de Troy
Die Arbeit The Feast Of Dido And Aeneas: An Allegorical Portrait Of The Family Of The Duc And Duchesse Du Maine von François de Troy wurde im Juni 2007 in der Auktion Important Old Master Paintings and European Works of Art Including Property of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 1.776.000,00 (€ 1.313.609,47) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 18%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The Feast Of Dido And Aeneas: An Allegorical Portrait Of The Family Of The Duc And Duchesse Du Maine sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von François de Troy, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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