Lucien Herve
Two Gelatin Silver Prints, Cité Radieuse, Marseille, Circa 1955
Found at
Christies,
New York
Jean Prouvé's Prototype Maison Tropicale and Works by Jean Prouvé,Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret from the Collection of Eric Touchaleaume, Lot 215
5. Jun - 5. Jun 2007
Jean Prouvé's Prototype Maison Tropicale and Works by Jean Prouvé,Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret from the Collection of Eric Touchaleaume, Lot 215
5. Jun - 5. Jun 2007
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 4.200 USD
Price realised: 4.200 USD
Description
LUCIEN HERVE (b. 1910)
Two Gelatin Silver Prints, Cité Radieuse, Marseille, circa 1955
depicting the nursery school on the roof terrasse and Le Corbusier in the show apartment with a coffee table by Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret, in the background a dining table by Jean Prouvé
6¾ x 7 7/8 in. (17 x 20 cm.); 3 x 3 7/8 in. (7.5 x 10 cm.)
each signed on the reverse (2)
Two Gelatin Silver Prints, Cité Radieuse, Marseille, circa 1955
depicting the nursery school on the roof terrasse and Le Corbusier in the show apartment with a coffee table by Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret, in the background a dining table by Jean Prouvé
6¾ x 7 7/8 in. (17 x 20 cm.); 3 x 3 7/8 in. (7.5 x 10 cm.)
each signed on the reverse (2)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In June 2007 Christies in New York held the auction Jean Prouvé's Prototype Maison Tropicale and Works by Jean Prouvé,Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret from the Collection of Eric Touchaleaume, which included the work Two Gelatin Silver Prints, Cité Radieuse, Marseille, Circa 1955 by Lucien Hervé. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 4,000.00 – 6,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 4,200.00 (€ 3,106.51) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Lucien Hervé have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in June 2007 the work Three Gelatin Silver Prints, Circa 1955 was auctioned for USD 6,000.00 (€ 4,437.87).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juni 2007 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Jean Prouvé's Prototype Maison Tropicale and Works by Jean Prouvé,Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret from the Collection of Eric Touchaleaume durch, in der auch die Arbeit Two Gelatin Silver Prints, Cité Radieuse, Marseille, Circa 1955 von Lucien Hervé zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 4.200,00 (€ 3.106,51) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Lucien Hervé konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juni 2007 die Arbeit Three Gelatin Silver Prints, Circa 1955 für USD 6.000,00 (€ 4.437,87) versteigert.
Lucien Hervé - Auction history
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