Hugues Taraval
The Feast of Tantalus; and Phineus interrupting the wedding banquet of Perseus and Andromeda
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master Paintings from the Lagerfeld Collection, Lot 66
23. May - 23. May 2000
Old Master Paintings from the Lagerfeld Collection, Lot 66
23. May - 23. May 2000
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Hugues Taraval (Paris 1729-1785)
The Feast of Tantalus; and Phineus interrupting the wedding banquet of Perseus and Andromeda
the first signed and indistinctly dated 'Taraval/17**' (lower right), the second signed and indistinctly dated 'Taraval/17**' (lower right)
oil on unlined canvas, the corners cut
40¾ x 56¼in. (103.5 x 143cm.)
A Pair (2)
The Feast of Tantalus; and Phineus interrupting the wedding banquet of Perseus and Andromeda
the first signed and indistinctly dated 'Taraval/17**' (lower right), the second signed and indistinctly dated 'Taraval/17**' (lower right)
oil on unlined canvas, the corners cut
40¾ x 56¼in. (103.5 x 143cm.)
A Pair (2)
Despite a disappointment, a good price for Hugues Taraval
When the work The Feast of Tantalus; and Phineus interrupting the wedding banquet of Perseus and Andromeda by Hugues Taraval was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2000, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 130,000.00 – 160,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 94,000.00 (€ 100,771.87). Despite this disappointing result, The Feast of Tantalus; and Phineus interrupting the wedding banquet of Perseus and Andromeda is the most expensive artwork by Hugues Taraval that we have observed at auction so far.
Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für Hugues Taraval
Als die Arbeit The Feast of Tantalus; and Phineus interrupting the wedding banquet of Perseus and Andromeda von Hugues Taraval im Mai 2000 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 130.000,00 – 160.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 94.000,00 (€ 100.771,87) den Besitzer. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist The Feast of Tantalus; and Phineus interrupting the wedding banquet of Perseus and Andromeda das teuerste Kunstwerk von Hugues Taraval, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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