Pierre-Jacques Volaire
A Nocturnal Landscape With Figures Fleeing The Fire Of Alexandria
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Paintings Day Sale, Lot 263
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2011
Old Master and British Paintings Day Sale, Lot 263
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Pierre-Jacques Volaire
TOULON 1729 - 1802 NAPLES
A NOCTURNAL LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES FLEEING THE FIRE OF ALEXANDRIA
oil on canvas
104.5 by 85.5 cm.; 41 1/8 by 33 5/8 in.
Along with the following lot possibly the pair commissioned directly from the artist by Charles Townley at the end of March 1768 for which the artist was paid 200 Neapolitan Ducats; | Possibly the works delivered at the end of April 1768 to Isaac Jamineau, British Consul to Naples, and thereafter sent to England; | Italian art market by 1994.
TOULON 1729 - 1802 NAPLES
A NOCTURNAL LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES FLEEING THE FIRE OF ALEXANDRIA
oil on canvas
104.5 by 85.5 cm.; 41 1/8 by 33 5/8 in.
Along with the following lot possibly the pair commissioned directly from the artist by Charles Townley at the end of March 1768 for which the artist was paid 200 Neapolitan Ducats; | Possibly the works delivered at the end of April 1768 to Isaac Jamineau, British Consul to Naples, and thereafter sent to England; | Italian art market by 1994.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2011 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Master and British Paintings Day Sale, which included the work A Nocturnal Landscape With Figures Fleeing The Fire Of Alexandria by Pierre-Jacques Volaire. The price achieved of GBP 67,250.00 (€ 80,541.37) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 60,000.00 – 80,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Pierre-Jacques Volaire - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Vesuvius erupting at night seen from the foothills, with elegant onlookers, a view of the Bay of Naples beyond, which sold at auction in July 2005 for GBP 142,400.00 (€ 206,549.86).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2011 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Master and British Paintings Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Nocturnal Landscape With Figures Fleeing The Fire Of Alexandria von Pierre-Jacques Volaire zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 67.250,00 (€ 80.541,37) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 60.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Pierre-Jacques Volaire mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Vesuvius erupting at night seen from the foothills, with elegant onlookers, a view of the Bay of Naples beyond beobachtet, die im Juli 2005 für GBP 142.400,00 (€ 206.549,86) versteigert wurde.
Pierre-Jacques Volaire - Auction history
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