Jehan-Georges Vibert
French Gulliver And The Lilliputians
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale, Lot 18
18. Apr - 18. Apr 2008
19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale, Lot 18
18. Apr - 18. Apr 2008
Estimate: 500.000 - 700.000 USD
Price realised: 1.497.000 USD
Price realised: 1.497.000 USD
Description
Jehan-Georges Vibert
1840-1902
FRENCHGULLIVER AND THE LILLIPUTIANS
signed J. G. Vibert (lower right)
oil on canvas
22¼ by 43¼ in.
56.5 by 109.8 cm
Possibly, Charles Crocker, San Francisco | Possibly, with a Philadelphia art gallery in 1887 (possibly acquired from the above after his death in 1886) | Peter A. Schemm, Philadelphia (possibly acquired from the above and in his collection by 1901 until sold: American Art Association, New York, March 1-2, 1906, lot 201, illustrated) | Sale: M. Thomas & Sons' Galleries, Philadelphia, May 2-6, 1911, lot 201 | Estate Sale, Maryland, circa 1960 | Pri
1840-1902
FRENCHGULLIVER AND THE LILLIPUTIANS
signed J. G. Vibert (lower right)
oil on canvas
22¼ by 43¼ in.
56.5 by 109.8 cm
Possibly, Charles Crocker, San Francisco | Possibly, with a Philadelphia art gallery in 1887 (possibly acquired from the above after his death in 1886) | Peter A. Schemm, Philadelphia (possibly acquired from the above and in his collection by 1901 until sold: American Art Association, New York, March 1-2, 1906, lot 201, illustrated) | Sale: M. Thomas & Sons' Galleries, Philadelphia, May 2-6, 1911, lot 201 | Estate Sale, Maryland, circa 1960 | Pri
A top price for Jehan-Georges Vibert
This artwork by Jehan-Georges Vibert achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in April 2008. In the 19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale auction, the work French Gulliver And The Lilliputians sold for USD 1,497,000.00 (€ 961,587.87) - well above the upper estimate of USD 700,000.00. This high result makes French Gulliver And The Lilliputians the most expensive artwork by Jehan-Georges Vibert that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jehan-Georges Vibert
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jehan-Georges Vibert erzielte im April 2008 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale wurde die Arbeit French Gulliver And The Lilliputians für USD 1.497.000,00 (€ 961.587,87) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 700.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht French Gulliver And The Lilliputians zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jehan-Georges Vibert, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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