Pierre Nicolas Legrand De Lérant
A Pair Of Classical Scenes With Figures Among Ruins: A) A Ruined Palatial Hall In A City Sacked By Turks (Recto); A Plan Of The Building With Studies Of Figures (Verso) B) A Capriccio Of Classical Ruins With Turks By A P
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 3.000 USD
Price realised: 3.000 USD
Description
PIERRE NICOLAS LEGRAND DE LÉRANT
Pont-L'Eveque 1758 - 1829 Berne
A PAIR OF CLASSICAL SCENES WITH FIGURES AMONG RUINS:
A) A RUINED PALATIAL HALL IN A CITY SACKED BY TURKS (RECTO); A PLAN OF THE BUILDING WITH STUDIES OF FIGURES (VERSO)
B) A CAPRICCIO OF CLASSICAL RUINS WITH TURKS BY A POOL IN THE FOREGROUND
Both watercolor and gouache over traces of black chalk;
A) signed and dated, lower left: P. re N. as Legrand / Archi.us inven. del. / 1765
B) signed, lower left: Le Grand / Arch: ius inv. del.
Comte de Blangy; | sale, New York, Christie's, 10 January 1990, lot 122
Pont-L'Eveque 1758 - 1829 Berne
A PAIR OF CLASSICAL SCENES WITH FIGURES AMONG RUINS:
A) A RUINED PALATIAL HALL IN A CITY SACKED BY TURKS (RECTO); A PLAN OF THE BUILDING WITH STUDIES OF FIGURES (VERSO)
B) A CAPRICCIO OF CLASSICAL RUINS WITH TURKS BY A POOL IN THE FOREGROUND
Both watercolor and gouache over traces of black chalk;
A) signed and dated, lower left: P. re N. as Legrand / Archi.us inven. del. / 1765
B) signed, lower left: Le Grand / Arch: ius inv. del.
Comte de Blangy; | sale, New York, Christie's, 10 January 1990, lot 122
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work A Pair Of Classical Scenes With Figures Among Ruins: A) A Ruined Palatial Hall In A City Sacked By Turks (Recto); A Plan Of The Building With Studies Of Figures (Verso) B) A Capriccio Of Classical Ruins With Turks By A P by Pierre Nicolas Legrand de Lérant was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in October 2019. It achieved a price of USD 3,000.00 (€ 2,689.38), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 20%. Admittedly, works by Pierre Nicolas Legrand de Lérant have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work L'Heureuse Famille in June 2009 with an auction result of EUR 11,731.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit A Pair Of Classical Scenes With Figures Among Ruins: A) A Ruined Palatial Hall In A City Sacked By Turks (Recto); A Plan Of The Building With Studies Of Figures (Verso) B) A Capriccio Of Classical Ruins With Turks By A P von Pierre Nicolas Legrand de Lérant kam im Oktober 2019 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 3.000,00 (€ 2.689,38) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 20%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Pierre Nicolas Legrand de Lérant auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit L'Heureuse Famille im Juni 2009 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 11.731,00.