Toussaint Dubreuil
Mars enthroned, wearing a plumed helmet and holding a spear (recto); A male nude playing a viola da gamba (verso)
Found at
Christies,
London
Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC., Lot 130
16. Jul - 16. Jul 2010
Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC., Lot 130
16. Jul - 16. Jul 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Toussaint Dubreuil (Paris 1562-1602)
Mars enthroned, wearing a plumed helmet and holding a spear (recto); A male nude playing a viola da gamba (verso)
with inscription 'Martinus .. Fr[emi]net 16 ..' (partly erased)
black chalk, pen and brown ink (recto); red and black chalk (verso), the lower corners made up, watermark a crowned pot surmounted with letters 'NB'
10 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (27.1 x 17 cm.)
Mars enthroned, wearing a plumed helmet and holding a spear (recto); A male nude playing a viola da gamba (verso)
with inscription 'Martinus .. Fr[emi]net 16 ..' (partly erased)
black chalk, pen and brown ink (recto); red and black chalk (verso), the lower corners made up, watermark a crowned pot surmounted with letters 'NB'
10 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (27.1 x 17 cm.)
A top price for Toussaint Dubreuil
This artwork by Toussaint Dubreuil achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2010. In the Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC. auction, the work Mars enthroned, wearing a plumed helmet and holding a spear (recto); A male nude playing a viola da gamba (verso) sold for GBP 91,250.00 (€ 109,717.84) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 50,000.00. This high result makes Mars enthroned, wearing a plumed helmet and holding a spear (recto); A male nude playing a viola da gamba (verso) the most expensive artwork by Toussaint Dubreuil that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Toussaint Dubreuil
Dieses Kunstwerk von Toussaint Dubreuil erzielte im Juli 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC. wurde die Arbeit Mars enthroned, wearing a plumed helmet and holding a spear (recto); A male nude playing a viola da gamba (verso) für GBP 91.250,00 (€ 109.717,84) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 50.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Mars enthroned, wearing a plumed helmet and holding a spear (recto); A male nude playing a viola da gamba (verso) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Toussaint Dubreuil, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Toussaint Dubreuil - Auction history
