Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault
A Farewell: An African Couple embracing in a Landscape
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 44
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 44
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 252.000 GBP
Price realised: 252.000 GBP
Description
Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault
Rouen 1791 - 1824 Paris
A Farewell: An African Couple embracing in a Landscape
Black chalk and lead pencil, with watercolor and gouache and black ink, on light brown paper;
bears old attribution on the verso along left edge, in pencil: Théodore Géricault
183 by 216 mm
The drawing was contained in an album with fourteen landscapes, portraits and compositions, by 19th century artists, including Vernet, Pinelli and Lami, the binding dating from circa 1830 and bearing the interlaced initials: JHC [?] on the back cover. The page on which the present drawing was placed bears the inscription in brown ink: Théodore Géricault 1817 and brown ink framing lines; | sale, Paris, Christie's, 23 June 2009, lot 130; | With Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd, London; | Private Collectio
Rouen 1791 - 1824 Paris
A Farewell: An African Couple embracing in a Landscape
Black chalk and lead pencil, with watercolor and gouache and black ink, on light brown paper;
bears old attribution on the verso along left edge, in pencil: Théodore Géricault
183 by 216 mm
The drawing was contained in an album with fourteen landscapes, portraits and compositions, by 19th century artists, including Vernet, Pinelli and Lami, the binding dating from circa 1830 and bearing the interlaced initials: JHC [?] on the back cover. The page on which the present drawing was placed bears the inscription in brown ink: Théodore Géricault 1817 and brown ink framing lines; | sale, Paris, Christie's, 23 June 2009, lot 130; | With Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd, London; | Private Collectio
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Farewell: An African Couple embracing in a Landscape by Théodore Géricault was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2021. The price achieved of GBP 252,000.00 (€ 295,522.25) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 200,000.00 – 300,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Théodore Géricault achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait d'Alfred et Elisabeth Dedreux in February 2009 with an auction result of EUR 9,025,000.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Farewell: An African Couple embracing in a Landscape von Théodore Géricault kam im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 252.000,00 (€ 295.522,25) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Théodore Géricault erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait d'Alfred et Elisabeth Dedreux im Februar 2009 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 9.025.000,00.
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