Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
French un Cuirassier
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Old Master & 19th Century European Art, Lot 783
1. Feb - 1. Feb 2018
Fine Old Master & 19th Century European Art, Lot 783
1. Feb - 1. Feb 2018
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Description
Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
1815 - 1891
FRENCHUN CUIRASSIER
with the Vente Meissonier 1893 wax seal (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
9⅝ by 9¾ in
24.4 by 24.8 cm
Sale: L'Atelier Meissonier, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 12-15, 1893, lot 144 | Bernard Frank (by 1913, according to a label on the reverse) | Sale: Christie's, London, March 26, 1987, lot 36, illustrated | Stanley J. Seeger (and sold, Sotheby's, London, June 27, 2007, lot 232, illustrated) | Acquired at the above sale
1815 - 1891
FRENCHUN CUIRASSIER
with the Vente Meissonier 1893 wax seal (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
9⅝ by 9¾ in
24.4 by 24.8 cm
Sale: L'Atelier Meissonier, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 12-15, 1893, lot 144 | Bernard Frank (by 1913, according to a label on the reverse) | Sale: Christie's, London, March 26, 1987, lot 36, illustrated | Stanley J. Seeger (and sold, Sotheby's, London, June 27, 2007, lot 232, illustrated) | Acquired at the above sale
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work French un Cuirassier by Ernest Meissonier was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in February 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 7,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 21,250.00 (€ 17,402.34). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ernest Meissonier achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work French les Deux Amis in November 2015 with an auction result of USD 442,000.00 (€ 418,481.35).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit French un Cuirassier von Ernest Meissonier im Februar 2018 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 7.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 21.250,00 (€ 17.402,34) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ernest Meissonier erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit French les Deux Amis im November 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 442.000,00 (€ 418.481,35).
Ernest Meissonier - Auction history
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