Jacques Godefroy De Tonnancour
Black Spruce Country
Found at
Sothebys,
Toronto
Important Canadian Art, Lot 84
26. May - 26. May 2011
Important Canadian Art, Lot 84
26. May - 26. May 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jacques Godefroy de Tonnancour1917 - 2005
BLACK SPRUCE COUNTRY
1957
signed and dated lower right de Tonnancour '57; titled on a gallery label and titled and dated in French on an unidentified gallery label on the reverse
oil on board
121.3 by 162.7 cm.
47 ¾ by 64 in.
Laing Galleries, Toronto | Private Collection, Ontario
BLACK SPRUCE COUNTRY
1957
signed and dated lower right de Tonnancour '57; titled on a gallery label and titled and dated in French on an unidentified gallery label on the reverse
oil on board
121.3 by 162.7 cm.
47 ¾ by 64 in.
Laing Galleries, Toronto | Private Collection, Ontario
A top price for Jacques Godefroy de Tonnancour
This artwork by Jacques Godefroy de Tonnancour achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Toronto in May 2011. In the Important Canadian Art auction, the work Black Spruce Country sold for CAD 106,000.00 (€ 76,108.24) - well above the upper estimate of CAD 50,000.00. This high result makes Black Spruce Country the most expensive artwork by Jacques Godefroy de Tonnancour that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jacques Godefroy de Tonnancour
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jacques Godefroy de Tonnancour erzielte im Mai 2011 bei Sothebys in Toronto einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Canadian Art wurde die Arbeit Black Spruce Country für CAD 106.000,00 (€ 76.108,24) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von CAD 50.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Black Spruce Country zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jacques Godefroy de Tonnancour, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jacques Godefroy de Tonnancour - Auction history
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