Thomas Couture
Two Sisters (Study For "The Promises" In The Enrollment Of The Volunteers Of 1792)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 10
22. Oct - 22. Oct 2019
European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 10
22. Oct - 22. Oct 2019
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Description
Property of a New York City Collector
THOMAS COUTURE
French
1815 - 1879
TWO SISTERS (STUDY FOR "THE PROMISES" IN THE ENROLLMENT OF THE VOLUNTEERS OF 1792)
signed T.C. (center right)
oil on canvas
43 by 32⅛ in.
109.2 by 81.6 cm
John Stevens Melcher (by 1940) | Knoedler & Co., New York (acquired from the above) | Wildenstein & Co., New York (by 1942) | Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (and sold, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, November 12, 1970, lot 29, illustrated) | Ira Spanierman, New York | Acquired from the above
THOMAS COUTURE
French
1815 - 1879
TWO SISTERS (STUDY FOR "THE PROMISES" IN THE ENROLLMENT OF THE VOLUNTEERS OF 1792)
signed T.C. (center right)
oil on canvas
43 by 32⅛ in.
109.2 by 81.6 cm
John Stevens Melcher (by 1940) | Knoedler & Co., New York (acquired from the above) | Wildenstein & Co., New York (by 1942) | Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (and sold, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, November 12, 1970, lot 29, illustrated) | Ira Spanierman, New York | Acquired from the above
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Two Sisters (Study For "The Promises" In The Enrollment Of The Volunteers Of 1792) by Thomas Couture was sold in the European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in October 2019. It changed hands for a price of USD 37,500.00 (€ 33,617.21) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 30,000.00 – 40,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Thomas Couture - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Study For 'The Decadence Of The Romans', which sold at auction in January 2013 for USD 182,500.00 (€ 134,349.23).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Two Sisters (Study For "The Promises" In The Enrollment Of The Volunteers Of 1792) von Thomas Couture wurde im Oktober 2019 in der Auktion European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 37.500,00 (€ 33.617,21) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 30.000,00 – 40.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Thomas Couture mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Study For 'The Decadence Of The Romans' beobachtet, die im Januar 2013 für USD 182.500,00 (€ 134.349,23) versteigert wurde.
Thomas Couture - Auction history
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