Léon Davent
Jupiter's Eagle bringing the Water of the Styx to Psyche
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master Prints, Lot 105
29. Jan - 29. Jan. 2019
Old Master Prints, Lot 105
29. Jan - 29. Jan. 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
engraving, circa 1540-56, on laid paper, watermark Small Circle, a good, early impression of this very rare print, printing clearly and with good contrasts, with margins, on a square sheet, some creases and surface dirt mainly in the margins, generally in good condition
Plate 213 x 403 mm., Sheet 225 x 406 mm.
Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811-1890) and Alfred Ochsenbein (1883-1919), Switzerland; then by descent.
Plate 213 x 403 mm., Sheet 225 x 406 mm.
Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811-1890) and Alfred Ochsenbein (1883-1919), Switzerland; then by descent.
A top price for Léon Davent
When the work Jupiter's Eagle bringing the Water of the Styx to Psyche by Léon Davent was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2019, 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 22,500.00 (€ 19,643.79). This high result makes Jupiter's Eagle bringing the Water of the Styx to Psyche the most expensive artwork by Léon Davent that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Léon Davent
Als die Arbeit Jupiter's Eagle bringing the Water of the Styx to Psyche von Léon Davent im Januar 2019 bei Christies 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 22.500,00 (€ 19.643,79) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Jupiter's Eagle bringing the Water of the Styx to Psyche zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Léon Davent, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Léon Davent - Auction history
