François Hubert Drouais
The Children Of The Duc De Bouillon Dressed As Montagnards; One Playing A Hurdy-Gurdy, The Other Playing With A Marmot On A Ribbon
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art, Lot 100
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2008
Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art, Lot 100
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2008
Estimate: 700.000 - 900.000 USD
Price realised: 1.217.000 USD
Price realised: 1.217.000 USD
Description
François Hubert Drouais
PARIS 1727-1775
THE CHILDREN OF THE DUC DE BOUILLON DRESSED AS MONTAGNARDS; ONE PLAYING A HURDY-GURDY, THE OTHER PLAYING WITH A MARMOT ON A RIBBON
signed lower center Drouais le fils 1756
oil on canvas
34 by 51 1/4 in.; 86.4 by 130.2 cm.
Commissioned by the Duc de Bouillon, Paris, in 1755-56; | Madame Roussel, Paris; | By whom sold, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, March 25-28, 1912, lot 4, There purchased by Schoeller Manheimer, Amsterdam; | Anonymous sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, May 27, 1932, lot 19; | Private Collection, Belgium; | With Wildenstein & Co. Inc., New York, 1976; | British Rail Pension Fund; | By whom sold, New York, Sotheby's, January 30, 1997, lot 100, there
PARIS 1727-1775
THE CHILDREN OF THE DUC DE BOUILLON DRESSED AS MONTAGNARDS; ONE PLAYING A HURDY-GURDY, THE OTHER PLAYING WITH A MARMOT ON A RIBBON
signed lower center Drouais le fils 1756
oil on canvas
34 by 51 1/4 in.; 86.4 by 130.2 cm.
Commissioned by the Duc de Bouillon, Paris, in 1755-56; | Madame Roussel, Paris; | By whom sold, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, March 25-28, 1912, lot 4, There purchased by Schoeller Manheimer, Amsterdam; | Anonymous sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, May 27, 1932, lot 19; | Private Collection, Belgium; | With Wildenstein & Co. Inc., New York, 1976; | British Rail Pension Fund; | By whom sold, New York, Sotheby's, January 30, 1997, lot 100, there
A top price for François-Hubert Drouais
The work The Children Of The Duc De Bouillon Dressed As Montagnards; One Playing A Hurdy-Gurdy, The Other Playing With A Marmot On A Ribbon by François-Hubert Drouais was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in January 2008. It achieved a price of USD 1,217,000.00 (€ 820,025.60), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. With this result, The Children Of The Duc De Bouillon Dressed As Montagnards; One Playing A Hurdy-Gurdy, The Other Playing With A Marmot On A Ribbon is even the most expensive work of art by François-Hubert Drouais that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für François-Hubert Drouais
Die Arbeit The Children Of The Duc De Bouillon Dressed As Montagnards; One Playing A Hurdy-Gurdy, The Other Playing With A Marmot On A Ribbon von François-Hubert Drouais kam im Januar 2008 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 1.217.000,00 (€ 820.025,60) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The Children Of The Duc De Bouillon Dressed As Montagnards; One Playing A Hurdy-Gurdy, The Other Playing With A Marmot On A Ribbon sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von François-Hubert Drouais, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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