Hugues Merle
Pensez À Dieu
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
19th Century European Art, Lot 29
22. May - 22. May 2019
19th Century European Art, Lot 29
22. May - 22. May 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
HUGUES MERLE
French
1823 - 1881
PENSEZ À DIEU
signed Hugues Merle and dated 1876 (lower left)
oil on canvas
32½ by 26 in.
82.6 by 66 cm.
Goupil & Cie., Paris, no. 11201 (acquired directly from the artist, May 1876) | Knoedler & Co., New York, no. 323 (acquired from the above, August 1876) | Colonel Henry Simpson McComb, Wilmington, Delaware (acquired from the above, January 1877) | J.F. McComb (by descent from the above) | Elizabeth McComb Mills (by descent from the above, her father) | Elizabeth McComb Peoples (by descent from the above, her mother) | Thence by descent to the pre
French
1823 - 1881
PENSEZ À DIEU
signed Hugues Merle and dated 1876 (lower left)
oil on canvas
32½ by 26 in.
82.6 by 66 cm.
Goupil & Cie., Paris, no. 11201 (acquired directly from the artist, May 1876) | Knoedler & Co., New York, no. 323 (acquired from the above, August 1876) | Colonel Henry Simpson McComb, Wilmington, Delaware (acquired from the above, January 1877) | J.F. McComb (by descent from the above) | Elizabeth McComb Mills (by descent from the above, her father) | Elizabeth McComb Peoples (by descent from the above, her mother) | Thence by descent to the pre
Sold at the lower estimate price
In May 2019 Sothebys in New York held the auction 19th Century European Art, which included the work Pensez À Dieu by Hugues Merle. The result of USD 20,000.00 (€ 17,938.83) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Hugues Merle achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work French Hamlet And Ophelia in May 2018 with an auction result of USD 312,500.00 (€ 267,780.63).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Im Mai 2019 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion 19th Century European Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Pensez À Dieu von Hugues Merle zur Versteigerung kam. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 20.000,00 (€ 17.938,83) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Hugues Merle erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit French Hamlet And Ophelia im Mai 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 312.500,00 (€ 267.780,63).
Hugues Merle - Auction history
