Jean-Louis Demarne
Figures Gathered Outside An Inn
Found at
Sothebys,
Paris
Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Lot 85
25. JUN - 25. JUN 2008
Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Lot 85
25. JUN - 25. JUN 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jean-Louis Demarne
BRUXELLES 1752 (?) - 1829 PARIS
FIGURES GATHERED OUTSIDE AN INN
oil on panel
23.5 x 33.5 cm ; 9 1/4 by 13 1/4 in.
Montpellier, Galerie Fontanel; | Bought by Jacques-Joseph de Boussairolles 30 August 1805; | Thence by descent to Henri de Colbert, Château de Flaugergues, Montpellier; | His Sale, New York, Sotheby's, 22 January 1997, lot 2.
BRUXELLES 1752 (?) - 1829 PARIS
FIGURES GATHERED OUTSIDE AN INN
oil on panel
23.5 x 33.5 cm ; 9 1/4 by 13 1/4 in.
Montpellier, Galerie Fontanel; | Bought by Jacques-Joseph de Boussairolles 30 August 1805; | Thence by descent to Henri de Colbert, Château de Flaugergues, Montpellier; | His Sale, New York, Sotheby's, 22 January 1997, lot 2.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 72 %.
The work Figures Gathered Outside An Inn by Jean-Louis de Marne was sold in the Old Master Paintings and Drawings auction at Sothebys in Paris in June 2008. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 6,875.00 (€ 8,690.23), 72% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Jean-Louis de Marne have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Travelling peasants with their cattle and sheep in a landscape; and Figures with animals outside an inn beside a wheat field in January 2005 with an auction result of USD 72,000.00 (€ 55,176.64).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 72 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Figures Gathered Outside An Inn von Jean-Louis de Marne wurde im Juni 2008 in der Auktion Old Master Paintings and Drawings bei Sothebys in Paris versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 8.690,23) und damit 72% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jean-Louis de Marne auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Travelling peasants with their cattle and sheep in a landscape; and Figures with animals outside an inn beside a wheat field im Januar 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 72.000,00 (€ 55.176,64).
Jean-Louis de Marne - Auction history
