Jean-Baptiste Madou
The morning news; and A suitable proposal
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.750 GBP
Price realised: 18.750 GBP
Description
the first signed and dated 'Madou 1872' (lower left); the second indistinctly inscribed and signed '...auche/ Madou' (lower left)
oil on panel
24 x 31 ¾ in. (60.5 x 80 cm.)
(2)a pair
Baron Gustave Springer, and thence by descent to the present owner.
oil on panel
24 x 31 ¾ in. (60.5 x 80 cm.)
(2)a pair
Baron Gustave Springer, and thence by descent to the present owner.
A top price for Jean-Baptiste Madou
This artwork by Jean-Baptiste Madou achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in April 2015. In the 19th Century European Art auction, the work The morning news; and A suitable proposal sold for GBP 18,750.00 (€ 25,748.07) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. This high result makes The morning news; and A suitable proposal the most expensive artwork by Jean-Baptiste Madou that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jean-Baptiste Madou
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jean-Baptiste Madou erzielte im April 2015 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century European Art wurde die Arbeit The morning news; and A suitable proposal für GBP 18.750,00 (€ 25.748,07) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The morning news; and A suitable proposal zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jean-Baptiste Madou, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jean-Baptiste Madou - Auction history
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