Hugues Merle
Queen Esther
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Description
HUGUES MERLE
French
1823 - 1881
QUEEN ESTHER
signed Hugues Merle and dated 1875 (upper left)
oil on canvas laid down on Masonite
canvas: 25⅞ by 21½ in.; 65.7 by 54.6 cm
framed: 31⅛ by 26¾ in.; 79 by 68 cm
Frank Martinek, Tucson, Arizona (acquired in Chicago circa 1940) | Thence by descent to the present owner
French
1823 - 1881
QUEEN ESTHER
signed Hugues Merle and dated 1875 (upper left)
oil on canvas laid down on Masonite
canvas: 25⅞ by 21½ in.; 65.7 by 54.6 cm
framed: 31⅛ by 26¾ in.; 79 by 68 cm
Frank Martinek, Tucson, Arizona (acquired in Chicago circa 1940) | Thence by descent to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 42 %.
In June 2020 Sothebys in New York held the auction 19th Century European Art, which included the work Queen Esther by Hugues Merle. The »bidding war« ended at USD 21,250.00 (€ 18,920.84), 42% above the upper estimate. 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 42 % übertroffen
Im Juni 2020 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion 19th Century European Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Queen Esther von Hugues Merle zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 21.250,00 (€ 18.920,84) und damit 42% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. 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
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