Hugues Taraval
A Young Girl With Flowers
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art, Lot 355
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2008
Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art, Lot 355
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Hugues Taraval Paris 1729-1785
PARIS 1729-1785
A YOUNG GIRL WITH FLOWERS
oil on canvas
22 by 17 1/2 in.
55.9 by 44.5 cm.
With Newhouse Galleries, New York, by whom sold in 1958 to | Elton F. Mac Donald (as by Fragonard); | By whom given to The Dayton Art Institute, Ohio, in December 1958; | From whom reacquired by Elton F. Mac Donald in December 1962; | Thence by descent to the present owner.
PARIS 1729-1785
A YOUNG GIRL WITH FLOWERS
oil on canvas
22 by 17 1/2 in.
55.9 by 44.5 cm.
With Newhouse Galleries, New York, by whom sold in 1958 to | Elton F. Mac Donald (as by Fragonard); | By whom given to The Dayton Art Institute, Ohio, in December 1958; | From whom reacquired by Elton F. Mac Donald in December 1962; | Thence by descent to the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Hugues Taraval achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in January 2008. In the Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art auction, the work A Young Girl With Flowers sold for USD 23,750.00 (€ 16,002.96) - well above the upper estimate of USD 9,000.00. Admittedly, works by Hugues Taraval have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Feast of Tantalus; and Phineus interrupting the wedding banquet of Perseus and Andromeda in May 2000 with an auction result of USD 94,000.00 (€ 100,771.87).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Hugues Taraval erzielte im Januar 2008 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art wurde die Arbeit A Young Girl With Flowers für USD 23.750,00 (€ 16.002,96) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 9.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Hugues Taraval auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Feast of Tantalus; and Phineus interrupting the wedding banquet of Perseus and Andromeda im Mai 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 94.000,00 (€ 100.771,87).
Hugues Taraval - Auction history
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