François-Pascal-Simon Gérard
Baronportrait Of Joachim Napoléon Murat, King Of Naples And Of The Two Sicilies
Found at
Sothebys,
Paris
Tableaux, Sculptures et Dessins Anciens et du XIXe siècle, Lot 114
15. Jun - 15. Jun 2017
Tableaux, Sculptures et Dessins Anciens et du XIXe siècle, Lot 114
15. Jun - 15. Jun 2017
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 EUR
Price realised: 739.500 EUR
Price realised: 739.500 EUR
Description
François-Pascal-Simon Gérard
ROME 1770 - 1837 PARIS
BARONPORTRAIT OF JOACHIM NAPOLÉON MURAT, KING OF NAPLES AND OF THE TWO SICILIES
Bears an inscription on the back Peint par le B on Gérard / Restauré par Haro - 1867
Oil on canvas laid down on panel
243 x 163,5 cm ; 95 3/4 by 64 3/8 in.
Joachim Murat (1767 - 1815) ; | Lucien Murat (1803 - 1878), French prince, prince of Naples, prince of Pontecorvo, and 3rd prince Murat, son of the above ; | Thence by descent to the current owners
ROME 1770 - 1837 PARIS
BARONPORTRAIT OF JOACHIM NAPOLÉON MURAT, KING OF NAPLES AND OF THE TWO SICILIES
Bears an inscription on the back Peint par le B on Gérard / Restauré par Haro - 1867
Oil on canvas laid down on panel
243 x 163,5 cm ; 95 3/4 by 64 3/8 in.
Joachim Murat (1767 - 1815) ; | Lucien Murat (1803 - 1878), French prince, prince of Naples, prince of Pontecorvo, and 3rd prince Murat, son of the above ; | Thence by descent to the current owners
A top price for François Gérard
The work Baronportrait Of Joachim Napoléon Murat, King Of Naples And Of The Two Sicilies by François Gérard was sold in the Tableaux, Sculptures et Dessins Anciens et du XIXe siècle auction at Sothebys in Paris in June 2017. It achieved a price of EUR 739,500.00 exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 23 %. With this result, Baronportrait Of Joachim Napoléon Murat, King Of Naples And Of The Two Sicilies is even the most expensive work of art by François Gérard that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für François Gérard
Die Arbeit Baronportrait Of Joachim Napoléon Murat, King Of Naples And Of The Two Sicilies von François Gérard wurde im Juni 2017 in der Auktion Tableaux, Sculptures et Dessins Anciens et du XIXe siècle bei Sothebys in Paris versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von EUR 739.500,00 und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 23 %. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Baronportrait Of Joachim Napoléon Murat, King Of Naples And Of The Two Sicilies sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von François Gérard, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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