Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Album containing a frontispiece and 138 illustrations for books I to VI of the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine
Found at
Christies,
New York
Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve, Lot 46
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2023
Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve, Lot 46
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2023
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.500.000 USD
Price realised: 2.700.000 USD
Price realised: 2.700.000 USD
Description
JEAN-BAPTISTE OUDRY (PARIS 1686-1755 BEAUVAIS)
Album containing a frontispiece and 138 illustrations for books I to VI of the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine
each drawing (except nos. 16, 23, 65 and 103) signed ‘JB. Oudry’ and dated ‘1729’, ‘1730’, or ‘1731’, the frontispiece dated ‘1752’; with a handwritten title page ‘FABLES/ DE/ LA FONTAINE/ DESSINEES/ PAR J.B. OUDRY/ PEINTRE ORD.RE DU ROY/ ET/ DE SON ACADEMIE DE PEINTURE ET SCULPTURE// OUVRAGE/ Commencé en 1729/ Et fini en 1734./ CONTENANT 245 FABLES.’; each drawing pasted onto the pages of the album, and above numbered from 1 to 139, but skipping 48; opposite each drawing the fable’s number (in Roman numerals) and title; on the last three pages an alphabetical index of the fables’ titles; pasted into the beginning of the book a handwritten note by De Bure frères dated 1828 describing the contents of the album and of the second volume
brush and black (in a few cases brown) ink, gray wash, heightened with white, on blue paper, pen and black ink framing lines, blue wash; bound in contemporary blue leather gilt with lettering on the spine ‘DESSEINS DES/ FABLES DE LA FONTAINE PAR/ I.B. OUDRY’ and ‘PREMIERE PARTIE’
each drawing circa 9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in. (24 x 19 cm.), each page circa 12 1/8 x 10 in. (30.8 x 25.5 cm.)
Album containing a frontispiece and 138 illustrations for books I to VI of the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine
each drawing (except nos. 16, 23, 65 and 103) signed ‘JB. Oudry’ and dated ‘1729’, ‘1730’, or ‘1731’, the frontispiece dated ‘1752’; with a handwritten title page ‘FABLES/ DE/ LA FONTAINE/ DESSINEES/ PAR J.B. OUDRY/ PEINTRE ORD.RE DU ROY/ ET/ DE SON ACADEMIE DE PEINTURE ET SCULPTURE// OUVRAGE/ Commencé en 1729/ Et fini en 1734./ CONTENANT 245 FABLES.’; each drawing pasted onto the pages of the album, and above numbered from 1 to 139, but skipping 48; opposite each drawing the fable’s number (in Roman numerals) and title; on the last three pages an alphabetical index of the fables’ titles; pasted into the beginning of the book a handwritten note by De Bure frères dated 1828 describing the contents of the album and of the second volume
brush and black (in a few cases brown) ink, gray wash, heightened with white, on blue paper, pen and black ink framing lines, blue wash; bound in contemporary blue leather gilt with lettering on the spine ‘DESSEINS DES/ FABLES DE LA FONTAINE PAR/ I.B. OUDRY’ and ‘PREMIERE PARTIE’
each drawing circa 9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in. (24 x 19 cm.), each page circa 12 1/8 x 10 in. (30.8 x 25.5 cm.)
A top price for Jean-Baptiste Oudry
The work Album containing a frontispiece and 138 illustrations for books I to VI of the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine by Jean-Baptiste Oudry was auctioned at Christies in New York in January this year. Here, the upper estimate of USD 2,500,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 2,700,000.00 (€ 2,486,645.79). With this result, Album containing a frontispiece and 138 illustrations for books I to VI of the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine is even the most expensive work of art by Jean-Baptiste Oudry that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Die Arbeit Album containing a frontispiece and 138 illustrations for books I to VI of the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine von Jean-Baptiste Oudry kam im Januar diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 2.500.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 2.700.000,00 (€ 2.486.645,79) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Album containing a frontispiece and 138 illustrations for books I to VI of the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jean-Baptiste Oudry, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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