Jean-Baptiste Huet I

Une Caravanne

Found at Christies, New York
The Art of France, Lot 129
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2012
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 590.500 USD
Jean-Baptiste Huet I (Paris 1745-1811)
Une Caravanne
signed and dated 'J.B. hüet/1768' (lower right)
oil on canvas
74½ x 77 in. (189.2 x 195.6 cm.)

A top price for Jean-Baptiste Huet

This artwork by Jean-Baptiste Huet achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2012. In the The Art of France auction, the work Une Caravanne sold for USD 590,500.00 (€ 452,386.42) - well above the upper estimate of USD 300,000.00. This high result makes Une Caravanne the most expensive artwork by Jean-Baptiste Huet that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Jean-Baptiste Huet

Dieses Kunstwerk von Jean-Baptiste Huet erzielte im Januar 2012 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Art of France wurde die Arbeit Une Caravanne für USD 590.500,00 (€ 452.386,42) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 300.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Une Caravanne zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jean-Baptiste Huet, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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