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Joseph Chinard
A Tinted Plaster Bust Of Napoleon Bonaparte As First Consul
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 149.000 USD
Price realised: 149.000 USD
Description
His chest inscribed HIC EST HOMO MEDICUS LEONI, his back collar inscribed VOILA LE FRUIT DE SON GENIE, the base signed Chinard de l'institut nationale de L'athénee de Lyon le 24 frimaire an [I] O (15 December, 1801)
30 in. (76.2 cm.) high, overall
with Fabius Frères, Paris, where acquired by the present owner.
30 in. (76.2 cm.) high, overall
with Fabius Frères, Paris, where acquired by the present owner.
A top price for Joseph Chinard
This artwork by Joseph Chinard achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in April 2016. In the Revolution auction, the work A Tinted Plaster Bust Of Napoleon Bonaparte As First Consul sold for USD 149,000.00 (€ 130,233.37) - well above the upper estimate of USD 50,000.00. This high result makes A Tinted Plaster Bust Of Napoleon Bonaparte As First Consul the most expensive artwork by Joseph Chinard that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Joseph Chinard
Dieses Kunstwerk von Joseph Chinard erzielte im April 2016 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Revolution wurde die Arbeit A Tinted Plaster Bust Of Napoleon Bonaparte As First Consul für USD 149.000,00 (€ 130.233,37) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 50.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Tinted Plaster Bust Of Napoleon Bonaparte As First Consul zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Joseph Chinard, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.