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- Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans
- The Last Hour of Pompeii - The House of the Poet
Pierre Oliver Joseph Coomans
The Last Hour of Pompeii - The House of the Poet
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'Joseph Coomans 1869' (lower right)
oil on canvas
39 ¾ x 62 ¼ in. (101 x 158.1 cm.)
Mrs. C. H. Hughes sale; Christie's, London, 5 May 1919, lot 120. | Acquired at the above sale by Mr. Mitchell (56 gns). | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 17 November 1995, lot 44. | John Reid sale; Christie's, London, 17 December 1998, lot 643. | Acquired at the above by a private collector. | Their sale; Christie's, New York, 28 April 2014, lot 58. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
oil on canvas
39 ¾ x 62 ¼ in. (101 x 158.1 cm.)
Mrs. C. H. Hughes sale; Christie's, London, 5 May 1919, lot 120. | Acquired at the above sale by Mr. Mitchell (56 gns). | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 17 November 1995, lot 44. | John Reid sale; Christie's, London, 17 December 1998, lot 643. | Acquired at the above by a private collector. | Their sale; Christie's, New York, 28 April 2014, lot 58. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July 2019 Christies in London held the auction British & European Art: European Art, which included the work The Last Hour of Pompeii - The House of the Poet by Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans. The price achieved of GBP 62,500.00 (€ 68,620.84) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 50,000.00 – 70,000.00. Other works by Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in June 2006 the work The Dancing Girls was auctioned for GBP 60,000.00 (€ 86,819.00).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli 2019 führte Christies in London die Auktion British & European Art: European Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Last Hour of Pompeii - The House of the Poet von Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 62.500,00 (€ 68.620,84) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 50.000,00 – 70.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juni 2006 die Arbeit The Dancing Girls für GBP 60.000,00 (€ 86.819,00) versteigert.