Nicolas-Antoine Taunay
The Prisoners Returning To Besançon In 1793
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Description
Nicolas-Antoine Taunay
PARIS 1755 - 1830
THE PRISONERS RETURNING TO BESANÇON IN 1793
oil on canvas
16 by 24 in.; 40.6 by 61 cm.
Sale, Paris, 9-10 April 1827, lot 76; | Sale, Paris, 17 March 1971, lot 41 (for 12,500 FF); | Sale, Rio de Janeiro, 21 November 1977, lot F.57; | Private collection, Rio de Janeiro; | By whom anonymously sold, 28 May 1981, lot 18.
PARIS 1755 - 1830
THE PRISONERS RETURNING TO BESANÇON IN 1793
oil on canvas
16 by 24 in.; 40.6 by 61 cm.
Sale, Paris, 9-10 April 1827, lot 76; | Sale, Paris, 17 March 1971, lot 41 (for 12,500 FF); | Sale, Rio de Janeiro, 21 November 1977, lot F.57; | Private collection, Rio de Janeiro; | By whom anonymously sold, 28 May 1981, lot 18.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2018. In the Master Paintings auction, the work The Prisoners Returning To Besançon In 1793 sold for USD 17,500.00 (€ 14,995.72) - well above the upper estimate of USD 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Vente Aux Enchères De Tableaux Sur La Place D'Un Villagenicolas-Antoine Taunay ; An Open-Air Auction In A Town Square ; Oil On Canvas in June 2011 with an auction result of EUR 132,750.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Nicolas-Antoine Taunay erzielte im Mai 2018 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Master Paintings wurde die Arbeit The Prisoners Returning To Besançon In 1793 für USD 17.500,00 (€ 14.995,72) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Nicolas-Antoine Taunay auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Vente Aux Enchères De Tableaux Sur La Place D'Un Villagenicolas-Antoine Taunay ; An Open-Air Auction In A Town Square ; Oil On Canvas im Juni 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 132.750,00.
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