Jean-Honoré Fragonard
A young girl seated in an interior, leaning against a pillow (‘La Jeune malade’)
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints, Lot 44
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2021
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints, Lot 44
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2021
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 437.500 GBP
Price realised: 437.500 GBP
Description
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (Grasse 1732-1806 Paris)
A young girl seated in an interior, leaning against a pillow (‘La Jeune malade’)
signed (?) ‘fragonard’ (lower right), and with inscription ‘fragonard fecit’ (lower left on the old mount)
red chalk
13 x 9 in. (32.9 x 22.8 cm)
- Louis-Auguste, Baron de Schwiter (1805-1889), Paris (L. 1768); Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 20-21 April 1883, lot 38 (1600 francs). | John Postle Heseltine (1843-1929), London (L. 1508); Sotheby's, London, 27-29 May 1935, lot 276 (£268). | with Arthur Tooth and Sons, London, 1952; where acquired by Sir Clifford Curzon (1907-1982) and Lady Curzon, née Lucille Wallace (1898-1977); then by descent.
A young girl seated in an interior, leaning against a pillow (‘La Jeune malade’)
signed (?) ‘fragonard’ (lower right), and with inscription ‘fragonard fecit’ (lower left on the old mount)
red chalk
13 x 9 in. (32.9 x 22.8 cm)
- Louis-Auguste, Baron de Schwiter (1805-1889), Paris (L. 1768); Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 20-21 April 1883, lot 38 (1600 francs). | John Postle Heseltine (1843-1929), London (L. 1508); Sotheby's, London, 27-29 May 1935, lot 276 (£268). | with Arthur Tooth and Sons, London, 1952; where acquired by Sir Clifford Curzon (1907-1982) and Lady Curzon, née Lucille Wallace (1898-1977); then by descent.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
The work A young girl seated in an interior, leaning against a pillow (‘La Jeune malade’) by Jean-Honoré Fragonard was sold in the Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints auction at Christies in London in July 2021. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 437,500.00 (€ 513,059.47), 46% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Jean-Honoré Fragonard achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Le Verrou (The Bolt) in July 2007 with an auction result of GBP 5,172,000.00 (€ 7,681,613.89).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A young girl seated in an interior, leaning against a pillow (‘La Jeune malade’) von Jean-Honoré Fragonard wurde im Juli 2021 in der Auktion Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 437.500,00 (€ 513.059,47) und damit 46% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Jean-Honoré Fragonard erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Le Verrou (The Bolt) im Juli 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.172.000,00 (€ 7.681.613,89).
Jean-Honoré Fragonard - Auction history
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