Louis-Jean Desprez
A view of the Tomb of Mamia, in Pompeii
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 86
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2023
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 86
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2023
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.080 GBP
Price realised: 10.080 GBP
Description
LOUIS-JEAN DESPREZ (AUXERRE 1743-1804 STOCKHOLM)
A view of the Tomb of Mamia, in Pompeii
signed 'Despres' (lower left) and with inscriptions 'Tombeau de Mamia a Pompeji' (on the mount, lower centre) and 'Aquarell af Jean Louis Desprez tillhört Generaldir. M. Huss. Inköpt 1892. 30 Kronor' (verso)
watercolour over etched outlines by Francesco Piranesi (1758-1810) after a drawing by Desprez
47.9 x 69.5 cm (18 3/4 x 27 3/8 in.)
A view of the Tomb of Mamia, in Pompeii
signed 'Despres' (lower left) and with inscriptions 'Tombeau de Mamia a Pompeji' (on the mount, lower centre) and 'Aquarell af Jean Louis Desprez tillhört Generaldir. M. Huss. Inköpt 1892. 30 Kronor' (verso)
watercolour over etched outlines by Francesco Piranesi (1758-1810) after a drawing by Desprez
47.9 x 69.5 cm (18 3/4 x 27 3/8 in.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July this year Christies in London held the auction Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, which included the work A view of the Tomb of Mamia, in Pompeii by Louis Jean Desprez. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 10,000.00 – 15,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 10,080.00 (€ 11,760.30) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Louis Jean Desprez achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Design For A Stage Set: The Temple Of Neptune in July 2015 with an auction result of GBP 87,500.00 (€ 124,045.61).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli diesen Jahres führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours durch, in der auch die Arbeit A view of the Tomb of Mamia, in Pompeii von Louis Jean Desprez zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 10.080,00 (€ 11.760,30) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Louis Jean Desprez erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Design For A Stage Set: The Temple Of Neptune im Juli 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 87.500,00 (€ 124.045,61).
Louis Jean Desprez - Auction history
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