Jacques Le Moyne De Morgues
Two narcissi and a columbine, a dragonfly and a stag beetle
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master & British Drawings, Lot 24
31. Jan - 31. Jan. 2019
Old Master & British Drawings, Lot 24
31. Jan - 31. Jan. 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
inscribed in ink, probably by the artist, 'achyelegia [?] [...]/ aurelie' (bottom left), 'narcissus [?] medio [...]' (bottom center); with number '1[...]' on the album sheet (upper right)
black chalk, watercolor, bodycolor on an old album sheet, watermark crescents with a crown
6 ½ x 7 5/8 in. (16.4 x 19.3 cm)
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 21 January 2004, lot 29.
black chalk, watercolor, bodycolor on an old album sheet, watermark crescents with a crown
6 ½ x 7 5/8 in. (16.4 x 19.3 cm)
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 21 January 2004, lot 29.
A top price for Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues
The work Two narcissi and a columbine, a dragonfly and a stag beetle by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues was sold in the Old Master & British Drawings auction at Christies in New York in January 2019. Here, the upper estimate of USD 120,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 137,500.00 (€ 120,045.40). With this result, Two narcissi and a columbine, a dragonfly and a stag beetle is even the most expensive work of art by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues
Die Arbeit Two narcissi and a columbine, a dragonfly and a stag beetle von Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues wurde im Januar 2019 in der Auktion Old Master & British Drawings bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 137.500,00 (€ 120.045,40) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Two narcissi and a columbine, a dragonfly and a stag beetle sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues - Auction history
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