Henri Guillaume Schlesinger
The Five Senses
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 GBP
Price realised: 200.250 GBP
Price realised: 200.250 GBP
Description
Henri Guillaume Schlesinger (French, 1814-1893)
The Five Senses
a set of five, one signed 'H. Schlesinger' (lower right)
oil on canvas
each 115.5 x 89.5cm (45 1/2 x 35 1/4in).
(5)
Acquired at the 1865 Salon by Emperor Napoleon III (25,000 francs). | The Empress Eugénie, Paris. | Sir Richard Wallace, Château de Bagatelle, Paris, 1871. | Sir Richard Wallace Collection, Sudbourne Hall, Suffolk. | Lady Wallace, London, her bequest to Sir John Murray Scott, 1897. | His sale, Christie's, London, 24 June 1913, lot 82. | Bought at the above sale by Jones Brother's, London (50 gns.). | Mr John McCormack. | His sale, 1945. | Acquired at the above by Mr and Mrs Doheny, Los Angeles.
The Five Senses
a set of five, one signed 'H. Schlesinger' (lower right)
oil on canvas
each 115.5 x 89.5cm (45 1/2 x 35 1/4in).
(5)
Acquired at the 1865 Salon by Emperor Napoleon III (25,000 francs). | The Empress Eugénie, Paris. | Sir Richard Wallace, Château de Bagatelle, Paris, 1871. | Sir Richard Wallace Collection, Sudbourne Hall, Suffolk. | Lady Wallace, London, her bequest to Sir John Murray Scott, 1897. | His sale, Christie's, London, 24 June 1913, lot 82. | Bought at the above sale by Jones Brother's, London (50 gns.). | Mr John McCormack. | His sale, 1945. | Acquired at the above by Mr and Mrs Doheny, Los Angeles.
A top price for Henri Guillaume Schlesinger
This artwork by Henri Guillaume Schlesinger achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in March 2021. In the 19th Century and British Impressionist Art auction, the work The Five Senses sold for GBP 200,250.00 (€ 235,242.17) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 100,000.00. This high result makes The Five Senses the most expensive artwork by Henri Guillaume Schlesinger that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Henri Guillaume Schlesinger
Dieses Kunstwerk von Henri Guillaume Schlesinger erzielte im März 2021 bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century and British Impressionist Art wurde die Arbeit The Five Senses für GBP 200.250,00 (€ 235.242,17) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 100.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Five Senses zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Henri Guillaume Schlesinger, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Henri Guillaume Schlesinger - Auction history
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