Jean-Jacques-François Lebarbier
"La Chasse Aux Papillons," An Allegory Of Beauty Attempting To Restrain Inconstancy
Estimate: 300.000 - 400.000 USD
Price realised: 749.000 USD
Price realised: 749.000 USD
Description
Jean-Jacques-François Lebarbier
ROUEN 1738 - 1826 PARIS
"LA CHASSE AUX PAPILLONS," AN ALLEGORY OF BEAUTY ATTEMPTING TO RESTRAIN INCONSTANCY
signed and dated center right on the base of the pedestal: Le Barbier/l'ainé 1810.
oil on canvas
44 1/2 by 57 1/4 in.; 113 by 145.5 cm.
Sale of Lebarbier's atelier following his death, Paris, 27 November 1826, lot 4 (Paysage historique avec des nymphes s'amusant à chasser des papillions [composition très gracieuse]. 3 pieds, 6 pouces; 4 pieds, 3 pouces).
ROUEN 1738 - 1826 PARIS
"LA CHASSE AUX PAPILLONS," AN ALLEGORY OF BEAUTY ATTEMPTING TO RESTRAIN INCONSTANCY
signed and dated center right on the base of the pedestal: Le Barbier/l'ainé 1810.
oil on canvas
44 1/2 by 57 1/4 in.; 113 by 145.5 cm.
Sale of Lebarbier's atelier following his death, Paris, 27 November 1826, lot 4 (Paysage historique avec des nymphes s'amusant à chasser des papillions [composition très gracieuse]. 3 pieds, 6 pouces; 4 pieds, 3 pouces).
Upper estimate price exceeded by 87 %.
This artwork by Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in January 2014. In the Old Master Paintings auction, the work "La Chasse Aux Papillons," An Allegory Of Beauty Attempting To Restrain Inconstancy sold for USD 749,000.00 (€ 554,814.81) - well above the upper estimate of USD 400,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot La Magnanimite de Lycurgue (The Magnanimity of Lycurgus) sold at auction in October 2021 with the realized price of USD 1,050,000.00 (€ 908,933.52).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 87 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier erzielte im Januar 2014 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Paintings wurde die Arbeit "La Chasse Aux Papillons," An Allegory Of Beauty Attempting To Restrain Inconstancy für USD 749.000,00 (€ 554.814,81) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 400.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit La Magnanimite de Lycurgue (The Magnanimity of Lycurgus) im Oktober 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 1.050.000,00 (€ 908.933,52).
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