Jean-Baptiste Pillement
A landscape with shepherds beneath an imaginary stone arch; A landscape with travelers beneath an old wooden bridge
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Paintings, Lot 39
12. May - 25. May 2022
Master Paintings, Lot 39
12. May - 25. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property of a West Coast Collector
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Lyon 1727 - 1808
A landscape with shepherds beneath an imaginary stone arch;
A landscape with travelers beneath an old wooden bridge
both signed and dated lower left: Jean Pillement 1792
a pair, both oil on canvas
each canvas: 15 by 22 in.; 38.1 by 55.9 cm.
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Lyon 1727 - 1808
A landscape with shepherds beneath an imaginary stone arch;
A landscape with travelers beneath an old wooden bridge
both signed and dated lower left: Jean Pillement 1792
a pair, both oil on canvas
each canvas: 15 by 22 in.; 38.1 by 55.9 cm.
A top price for Jean Pillement
When the work A landscape with shepherds beneath an imaginary stone arch; A landscape with travelers beneath an old wooden bridge by Jean Pillement was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 35,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 132,300.00 (€ 123,287.67). This high result makes A landscape with shepherds beneath an imaginary stone arch; A landscape with travelers beneath an old wooden bridge the most expensive artwork by Jean Pillement that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jean Pillement
Als die Arbeit A landscape with shepherds beneath an imaginary stone arch; A landscape with travelers beneath an old wooden bridge von Jean Pillement im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 35.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 132.300,00 (€ 123.287,67) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A landscape with shepherds beneath an imaginary stone arch; A landscape with travelers beneath an old wooden bridge zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jean Pillement, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jean Pillement - Auction history
