Jules Joseph Lefèbvre
Morning Glory
Found at
Christies,
New York
19th Century European Art and Orientalist Art, Lot 119
22. Oct - 22. Oct 2008
19th Century European Art and Orientalist Art, Lot 119
22. Oct - 22. Oct 2008
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 USD
Price realised: 218.500 USD
Price realised: 218.500 USD
Description
Jules Joseph LeFèbvre (French, 1836-1911)
Morning Glory
signed and dated 'Jules LeFèbvre. 1879.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
46¾ x 29¾ in. (118.7 x 75.6 cm.)
Painted in 1879.
Morning Glory
signed and dated 'Jules LeFèbvre. 1879.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
46¾ x 29¾ in. (118.7 x 75.6 cm.)
Painted in 1879.
A top price for Jules Joseph Lefebvre
This artwork by Jules Joseph Lefebvre achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in October 2008. In the 19th Century European Art and Orientalist Art auction, the work Morning Glory sold for USD 218,500.00 (€ 172,291.44) - well above the upper estimate of USD 90,000.00. This high result makes Morning Glory the most expensive artwork by Jules Joseph Lefebvre that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jules Joseph Lefebvre
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jules Joseph Lefebvre erzielte im Oktober 2008 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century European Art and Orientalist Art wurde die Arbeit Morning Glory für USD 218.500,00 (€ 172.291,44) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 90.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Morning Glory zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jules Joseph Lefebvre, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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