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- A group of figures gathered in a tavern, with a barmaid and lustful patron at center
Jean-Baptiste Leprince
A group of figures gathered in a tavern, with a barmaid and lustful patron at center
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Paintings and Drawings, Lot 134
15. Oct - 22. Oct 2021
Master Paintings and Drawings, Lot 134
15. Oct - 22. Oct 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jean-Baptiste Leprince
Metz 1734-1781 Saint-Denis-du-Port
A group of figures gathered in a tavern, with a barmaid and lustful patron at center
signed and dated lower left: Le Prince.1771
oil on canvas
canvas: 17 by 20⅛ in.; 43.2 by 51 cm.
framed: 26¼ by 27½ in.; 66.7 by 69.9
Solvay Collection; | S.J. Philips, 1958; | Elizabeth Parke Firestone (1897-1990), Newport, Rhode Island; | Her estate sale, New York, Christie's, 22-23 March 1991, lot 657; | There acquired by the present collector.
Metz 1734-1781 Saint-Denis-du-Port
A group of figures gathered in a tavern, with a barmaid and lustful patron at center
signed and dated lower left: Le Prince.1771
oil on canvas
canvas: 17 by 20⅛ in.; 43.2 by 51 cm.
framed: 26¼ by 27½ in.; 66.7 by 69.9
Solvay Collection; | S.J. Philips, 1958; | Elizabeth Parke Firestone (1897-1990), Newport, Rhode Island; | Her estate sale, New York, Christie's, 22-23 March 1991, lot 657; | There acquired by the present collector.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work A group of figures gathered in a tavern, with a barmaid and lustful patron at center by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in October 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 18,900.00 (€ 16,360.80). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait Of A Woman On A Divan in November 2020 with an auction result of USD 625,000.00 (€ 523,100.10).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit A group of figures gathered in a tavern, with a barmaid and lustful patron at center von Jean-Baptiste Le Prince im Oktober 2021 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 18.900,00 (€ 16.360,80) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Jean-Baptiste Le Prince erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait Of A Woman On A Divan im November 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 625.000,00 (€ 523.100,10).
