Jean-Bruno Gassies
Horace Au Tombeau De Virgile And Virgile Lisant Son Enéïde Devant Auguste: Two Works
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Old Master & 19th Century European Art, Lot 503
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2015
Old Master & 19th Century European Art, Lot 503
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jean-Bruno Gassies
BORDEAUX 1786 - 1832 PARIS
HORACE AU TOMBEAU DE VIRGILE AND VIRGILE LISANT SON ENÉÏDE DEVANT AUGUSTE: TWO WORKS
the first, signed and dated lower right: Gassies 1817
the first, oil on canvas
the second, oil on canvas laid down on panel
W. Knoll, Zurich, according to a label on the frame; | Sale: Koller, Zurich, 19 September 1996, lots 102 & 100; | With Galerie Renoncourt, Paris; | From whom purchased by the husband of the present owner in 1996.
BORDEAUX 1786 - 1832 PARIS
HORACE AU TOMBEAU DE VIRGILE AND VIRGILE LISANT SON ENÉÏDE DEVANT AUGUSTE: TWO WORKS
the first, signed and dated lower right: Gassies 1817
the first, oil on canvas
the second, oil on canvas laid down on panel
W. Knoll, Zurich, according to a label on the frame; | Sale: Koller, Zurich, 19 September 1996, lots 102 & 100; | With Galerie Renoncourt, Paris; | From whom purchased by the husband of the present owner in 1996.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Jean-Bruno Gassies achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in January 2015. In the Old Master & 19th Century European Art auction, the work Horace Au Tombeau De Virgile And Virgile Lisant Son Enéïde Devant Auguste: Two Works sold for USD 34,375.00 (€ 30,447.30) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jean-Bruno Gassies - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Castor And Pollux Rescuing Helen, which sold at auction in January 2015 for USD 106,250.00 (€ 94,109.83).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jean-Bruno Gassies erzielte im Januar 2015 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & 19th Century European Art wurde die Arbeit Horace Au Tombeau De Virgile And Virgile Lisant Son Enéïde Devant Auguste: Two Works für USD 34.375,00 (€ 30.447,30) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Jean-Bruno Gassies mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Castor And Pollux Rescuing Helen beobachtet, die im Januar 2015 für USD 106.250,00 (€ 94.109,83) versteigert wurde.
Jean-Bruno Gassies - Auction history
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