Maurice-Quentin de la Tour
Portrait Of Jacques Dumont Le Romain Playing The Guitar
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art, Lot 66
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2009
Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art, Lot 66
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2009
Estimate: 900.000 - 1.200.000 USD
Price realised: 1.258.500 USD
Price realised: 1.258.500 USD
Description
Maurice-Quentin de la Tour
SAINT-QUENTIN 1704 - 1788
PORTRAIT OF JACQUES DUMONT LE ROMAIN PLAYING THE GUITAR
pastel on paper
25 1/2 by 21 3/4 in.; 64.8 by 55.8 cm.
With Paul Cailleux, Paris, by 1922; | With Foulkes and Co., Paris, 1928; | Sir Robert Abdy, Paris; | Camile Plantevignes, Paris, 1935; | Mr. Rossignol, Paris; | Anonymous sale, Versailles, Palais de Congrès, June 8, 1974, lot 39, sold for 24,000 francs; | Anonymous sale, Monte Carlo, Ader Picard Tajan, November 11, 1984, lot 4, sold for 4,400,000 francs; | There purchased by the present owner.
SAINT-QUENTIN 1704 - 1788
PORTRAIT OF JACQUES DUMONT LE ROMAIN PLAYING THE GUITAR
pastel on paper
25 1/2 by 21 3/4 in.; 64.8 by 55.8 cm.
With Paul Cailleux, Paris, by 1922; | With Foulkes and Co., Paris, 1928; | Sir Robert Abdy, Paris; | Camile Plantevignes, Paris, 1935; | Mr. Rossignol, Paris; | Anonymous sale, Versailles, Palais de Congrès, June 8, 1974, lot 39, sold for 24,000 francs; | Anonymous sale, Monte Carlo, Ader Picard Tajan, November 11, 1984, lot 4, sold for 4,400,000 francs; | There purchased by the present owner.
A top price for Maurice Quentin de la Tour
The work Portrait Of Jacques Dumont Le Romain Playing The Guitar by Maurice Quentin de la Tour was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in January 2009. Here, the upper estimate of USD 1,200,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 1,258,500.00 (€ 982,895.97). With this result, Portrait Of Jacques Dumont Le Romain Playing The Guitar is even the most expensive work of art by Maurice Quentin de la Tour that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Maurice Quentin de la Tour
Die Arbeit Portrait Of Jacques Dumont Le Romain Playing The Guitar von Maurice Quentin de la Tour kam im Januar 2009 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 1.200.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 1.258.500,00 (€ 982.895,97) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Portrait Of Jacques Dumont Le Romain Playing The Guitar sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Maurice Quentin de la Tour, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Maurice Quentin de la Tour - Auction history
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