Raymond Lafage
Figure With A Staff Resting On A Plinth
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Paintings & 19th Century European Art, Lot 701
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2016
Master Paintings & 19th Century European Art, Lot 701
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2016
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Price realised: 17.500 USD
Description
Raymond Lafage
LISLE-SUR-TARN 1656 - 1684 LYON
FIGURE WITH A STAFF RESTING ON A PLINTH
signed Lafage (lower right) and with the stamp of Henri Ledoux (Lugt L.4052, lower left); inscribed Un papier / a la plume et a la sanguine (verso)
pen and ink and red chalk on paper
10 3/4 by 7 3/4 in.; 27.3 by 19.6 cm.
Henri Ledoux.
LISLE-SUR-TARN 1656 - 1684 LYON
FIGURE WITH A STAFF RESTING ON A PLINTH
signed Lafage (lower right) and with the stamp of Henri Ledoux (Lugt L.4052, lower left); inscribed Un papier / a la plume et a la sanguine (verso)
pen and ink and red chalk on paper
10 3/4 by 7 3/4 in.; 27.3 by 19.6 cm.
Henri Ledoux.
A top price for Raymond Lafage
When the work Figure With A Staff Resting On A Plinth by Raymond Lafage was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in January 2016, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 2,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than eight times as high at USD 17,500.00 (€ 16,155.83). This high result makes Figure With A Staff Resting On A Plinth the most expensive artwork by Raymond Lafage that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Raymond Lafage
Als die Arbeit Figure With A Staff Resting On A Plinth von Raymond Lafage im Januar 2016 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 2.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 17.500,00 (€ 16.155,83) mehr als achtmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Figure With A Staff Resting On A Plinth zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Raymond Lafage, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Raymond Lafage - Auction history
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