Louis-Adolphe Hervier
Two watercolors depicting the exterior and interior of a Cathedral, probably in Chartres
Estimate: 500 - 700 USD
Price realised: 882 USD
Price realised: 882 USD
Description
Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Sold Without Reserve
Louis-Adolphe Hervier
Paris 1818 - 1879
Two watercolors depicting the exterior and interior of a Cathedral, probably in Chartres
Both pen and brown ink and watercolor;
both signed, dated and extensively inscribed
Exterior: 210 by 155 mm;
Interior: 267 by 197 mm;
The Cathedral Interior: | With Galerie Fischer-Kiener, Paris, by 1977, | where acquired by Muriel Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH
Louis-Adolphe Hervier
Paris 1818 - 1879
Two watercolors depicting the exterior and interior of a Cathedral, probably in Chartres
Both pen and brown ink and watercolor;
both signed, dated and extensively inscribed
Exterior: 210 by 155 mm;
Interior: 267 by 197 mm;
The Cathedral Interior: | With Galerie Fischer-Kiener, Paris, by 1977, | where acquired by Muriel Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH
Upper estimate price exceeded by 26 %.
The work Two watercolors depicting the exterior and interior of a Cathedral, probably in Chartres by Louis Adolphe Hervier was sold in the Master Paintings and Drawings auction at Sothebys in New York in October 2021. It achieved a price of USD 882.00 (€ 763.50), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 26%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Louis Adolphe Hervier - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Dorpsbuurt: daily activities in a village, which sold at auction in September 2009 for EUR 2,250.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 26 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Two watercolors depicting the exterior and interior of a Cathedral, probably in Chartres von Louis Adolphe Hervier wurde im Oktober 2021 in der Auktion Master Paintings and Drawings bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 882,00 (€ 763,50) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 26%. Für andere Arbeiten von Louis Adolphe Hervier mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Dorpsbuurt: daily activities in a village beobachtet, die im September 2009 für EUR 2.250,00 versteigert wurde.
Louis Adolphe Hervier - Auction history
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