Paul Delvaux
La ville inquiète, études
Found at
Christies,
London
The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale, Lot 101
9. Feb - 9. Feb 2011
The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale, Lot 101
9. Feb - 9. Feb 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
La ville inquiète, études
signed, dated and dedicated 'Au Docteur et à Madame Demol avec toute notre amitié. Boitsfort, le 17-12-75 Anne et Paul Delvaux' (on the reverse of the first sheet of the carnet)
various media including watercolour, wash, pen with black, brown and blue ink, and pencil on sheets of paper bound into a leather carnet.
each sheet 6½ x 7 7/8 in. (16.6 x 20 cm.)
Executed circa 1940-1941
61 drawings and watercolour (61)
La ville inquiète, études
signed, dated and dedicated 'Au Docteur et à Madame Demol avec toute notre amitié. Boitsfort, le 17-12-75 Anne et Paul Delvaux' (on the reverse of the first sheet of the carnet)
various media including watercolour, wash, pen with black, brown and blue ink, and pencil on sheets of paper bound into a leather carnet.
each sheet 6½ x 7 7/8 in. (16.6 x 20 cm.)
Executed circa 1940-1941
61 drawings and watercolour (61)
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work La ville inquiète, études by Paul Delvaux was worth GBP 133,250.00 (€ 156,957.35) to a buyer in February 2011. This price was achieved in the auction The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00 many times over. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Paul Delvaux achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Le Miroir in February 2016 with an auction result of GBP 7,317,000.00 (€ 9,375,831.98).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit La ville inquiète, études von Paul Delvaux war einem Käufer im Februar 2011 GBP 133.250,00 (€ 156.957,35) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Paul Delvaux erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Le Miroir im Februar 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 7.317.000,00 (€ 9.375.831,98).
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