Juan Font y Vidal
Le Duque de Montpensier coming ashore from a Spanish ship lying in Port Mahon, Minorca, during his visit to the Island in April, 1852
Found at
Christies,
London
Boulle to Jansen: An Important Private European Collection, Lot 506
11. Jun - 12. Jun 2003
Boulle to Jansen: An Important Private European Collection, Lot 506
11. Jun - 12. Jun 2003
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 16.730 GBP
Price realised: 16.730 GBP
Description
Juan Font y Vidal (fl.1852-1874)
Le Duque de Montpensier coming ashore from a Spanish ship lying in Port Mahon, Minorca, during his visit to the Island in April, 1852
signed and inscribed 'S.S. A.A. R.R. Soro/Duques de Mont-/Pensier. visitdas/Mahon el 24 Abril de/1852./Font' (centre)
oil on canvas
15½ x 24¾ in. (39.4 x 62.8 cm.)
Le Duque de Montpensier coming ashore from a Spanish ship lying in Port Mahon, Minorca, during his visit to the Island in April, 1852
signed and inscribed 'S.S. A.A. R.R. Soro/Duques de Mont-/Pensier. visitdas/Mahon el 24 Abril de/1852./Font' (centre)
oil on canvas
15½ x 24¾ in. (39.4 x 62.8 cm.)
A top price for Juan Font y Vidal
When the work Le Duque de Montpensier coming ashore from a Spanish ship lying in Port Mahon, Minorca, during his visit to the Island in April, 1852 by Juan Font y Vidal was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2003, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 2,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than eight times as high at GBP 16,730.00 (€ 24,041.92). This high result makes Le Duque de Montpensier coming ashore from a Spanish ship lying in Port Mahon, Minorca, during his visit to the Island in April, 1852 the most expensive artwork by Juan Font y Vidal that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Juan Font y Vidal
Als die Arbeit Le Duque de Montpensier coming ashore from a Spanish ship lying in Port Mahon, Minorca, during his visit to the Island in April, 1852 von Juan Font y Vidal im Juni 2003 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 2.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 16.730,00 (€ 24.041,92) mehr als achtmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Le Duque de Montpensier coming ashore from a Spanish ship lying in Port Mahon, Minorca, during his visit to the Island in April, 1852 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Juan Font y Vidal, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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