Nicolas Tournier
A Musician, Identified As Saint Genesius, Playing A Lute
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings Part I And Part II, Lot 38
15. Apr - 15. Apr 2008
Important Old Master Paintings Part I And Part II, Lot 38
15. Apr - 15. Apr 2008
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 USD
Price realised: 409.000 USD
Price realised: 409.000 USD
Description
Nicolas Tournier Montbéliard c. 1590-c. 1639 Toulouse
A musician, identified as Saint Genesius, playing a lute
inscribed 'S.GENESIVS' (upper left)
oil on canvas
52 x 38½ in. 132.1 x 97.8 cm.
A musician, identified as Saint Genesius, playing a lute
inscribed 'S.GENESIVS' (upper left)
oil on canvas
52 x 38½ in. 132.1 x 97.8 cm.
A top price for Nicolas Tournier
When the work A Musician, Identified As Saint Genesius, Playing A Lute by Nicolas Tournier was auctioned at Christies in New York in April 2008, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 100,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at USD 409,000.00 (€ 262,718.40). This high result makes A Musician, Identified As Saint Genesius, Playing A Lute the most expensive artwork by Nicolas Tournier that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Nicolas Tournier
Als die Arbeit A Musician, Identified As Saint Genesius, Playing A Lute von Nicolas Tournier im April 2008 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 100.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 409.000,00 (€ 262.718,40) mehr als viermal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Musician, Identified As Saint Genesius, Playing A Lute zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Nicolas Tournier, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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