Georges De La Tour
Saint Andrew
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 42
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2021
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 42
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Georges De La Tour (Vic-Sur-Seille 1593-1653 Lunéville)
Saint Andrew
oil on canvas
24 ½ x 19 7/8 in. (62 x 50.5 cm.)
- (Probably) Commissioned for a church or monastery in or around Lunéville, or Vic, and later sent to Paris, where retrieved in 1694 by | François de Camps (1643-1723), Abbot of Signy, on behalf of the following, | Jean-Baptiste Nualart (d. 1694), Canon of Albi Cathedral, by whom gifted to the following, | Chapel of Saint John, Albi Cathedral, until circa 1795, or shortly thereafter. | Private collection, near Albi, and by descent until 1991.
Saint Andrew
oil on canvas
24 ½ x 19 7/8 in. (62 x 50.5 cm.)
- (Probably) Commissioned for a church or monastery in or around Lunéville, or Vic, and later sent to Paris, where retrieved in 1694 by | François de Camps (1643-1723), Abbot of Signy, on behalf of the following, | Jean-Baptiste Nualart (d. 1694), Canon of Albi Cathedral, by whom gifted to the following, | Chapel of Saint John, Albi Cathedral, until circa 1795, or shortly thereafter. | Private collection, near Albi, and by descent until 1991.
A top price for Georges de La Tour - as previously expected
The work Saint Andrew by Georges de La Tour was sold in the Old Masters Evening Sale auction at Christies in London in July 2021. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 4,000,000.00 – 6,000,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 4,287,500.00 (€ 5,027,982.76) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Saint Andrew is the most expensive artwork by Georges de La Tour that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Saint Andrew von Georges de La Tour wurde im Juli 2021 in der Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 4.000.000,00 – 6.000.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 4.287.500,00 (€ 5.027.982,76) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Saint Andrew das teuerste Kunstwerk von Georges de La Tour, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Georges de La Tour - Auction history
