Rosa Bonheur
Le Roi de la forêt
Estimate: 800.000 - 1.200.000 USD
Price realised: 607.500 USD
Price realised: 607.500 USD
Description
signed and dated 'Rosa Bonheur/1878' (lower left)
oil on canvas
96 3/8 x 68 7/8 in. (244.8 x 175 cm.)
The artist. | Ernest Gambart, Esq. M.V.O. (1814-1902), Les Palmiers, Nice, acquired directly from the above in 1878. | His estate sale; Christie's, London, 2 May 1903, lot 37, as On the Alert. | with Arthur Tooth & Sons, London, acquired at the above sale. | with M. Knoedler & Co., New York, owned jointly with the above. | Charles M. Schwab (1862-1839), New York, acquired directly from the above, 19 March 1907. | Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (1882-1973), Madison, NJ. | Her sale; Sotheby's, New Yo
oil on canvas
96 3/8 x 68 7/8 in. (244.8 x 175 cm.)
The artist. | Ernest Gambart, Esq. M.V.O. (1814-1902), Les Palmiers, Nice, acquired directly from the above in 1878. | His estate sale; Christie's, London, 2 May 1903, lot 37, as On the Alert. | with Arthur Tooth & Sons, London, acquired at the above sale. | with M. Knoedler & Co., New York, owned jointly with the above. | Charles M. Schwab (1862-1839), New York, acquired directly from the above, 19 March 1907. | Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (1882-1973), Madison, NJ. | Her sale; Sotheby's, New Yo
Despite a disappointment, a good price for Rosa Bonheur
This work of art by Rosa Bonheur could be acquired at Christies in New York in May 2017 for an unexpectedly low price. In the 19th Century European Art auction, the work Le Roi de la forêt changed hands for USD 607,500.00 (€ 540,672.84) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 800,000.00 – 1,200,000.00. Despite this disappointing result, Le Roi de la forêt is the most expensive artwork by Rosa Bonheur that we have observed at auction so far.
Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für Rosa Bonheur
Dieses Kunstwerk von Rosa Bonheur konnte im Mai 2017 bei Christies in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion 19th Century European Art wechselte die Arbeit Le Roi de la forêt für USD 607.500,00 (€ 540.672,84) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 800.000,00 – 1.200.000,00. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist Le Roi de la forêt das teuerste Kunstwerk von Rosa Bonheur, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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