Jean-Jacques Lagrenée
Sextus Tarquinius Admiring The Virtue Of Lucretia
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art, Lot 93
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2008
Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art, Lot 93
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2008
Estimate: 350.000 - 450.000 USD
Price realised: 1.273.000 USD
Price realised: 1.273.000 USD
Description
Jean-Jacques Lagrenée
PARIS 1739 - 1821
SEXTUS TARQUINIUS ADMIRING THE VIRTUE OF LUCRETIA
signed and dated lower centre J.J. Lagrenée 1781
oil on canvas, in its original French neoclassical carved and gilt wood frame
50 3/8 by 76 3/8 in.; 128 by 194 cm.
Acquired by the present owner's uncle in Paris in the early part of the 20th century; | Thence by inheritance to the present owner's father; | Thence by descent.
PARIS 1739 - 1821
SEXTUS TARQUINIUS ADMIRING THE VIRTUE OF LUCRETIA
signed and dated lower centre J.J. Lagrenée 1781
oil on canvas, in its original French neoclassical carved and gilt wood frame
50 3/8 by 76 3/8 in.; 128 by 194 cm.
Acquired by the present owner's uncle in Paris in the early part of the 20th century; | Thence by inheritance to the present owner's father; | Thence by descent.
A top price for Jean-Jacques Lagrenée
This artwork by Jean-Jacques Lagrenée achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in January 2008. In the Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art auction, the work Sextus Tarquinius Admiring The Virtue Of Lucretia sold for USD 1,273,000.00 (€ 857,758.91) - well above the upper estimate of USD 450,000.00. This high result makes Sextus Tarquinius Admiring The Virtue Of Lucretia the most expensive artwork by Jean-Jacques Lagrenée that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jean-Jacques Lagrenée
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jean-Jacques Lagrenée erzielte im Januar 2008 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art wurde die Arbeit Sextus Tarquinius Admiring The Virtue Of Lucretia für USD 1.273.000,00 (€ 857.758,91) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 450.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Sextus Tarquinius Admiring The Virtue Of Lucretia zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jean-Jacques Lagrenée, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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