Charles Despiau
Athlete Resting, Circa 1929
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 EUR
Price realised: 27.500 EUR
Price realised: 27.500 EUR
Description
Charles Despiau
1874 - 1946
ATHLETE RESTING, CIRCA 1929
signed C. Despiau, numered 2/7 and with the foundry mark CIRE PERDUE C. VALSUANI
bronze, dark brown-green patina
34 x 22 x 25 cm ; 13 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.
Georges Renand, Paris (probably acquired directly from the foundry with the assistance of Jacquart Gallery, Paris) | Edouard & Jeannine Chapet, Paris (by descent)
1874 - 1946
ATHLETE RESTING, CIRCA 1929
signed C. Despiau, numered 2/7 and with the foundry mark CIRE PERDUE C. VALSUANI
bronze, dark brown-green patina
34 x 22 x 25 cm ; 13 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.
Georges Renand, Paris (probably acquired directly from the foundry with the assistance of Jacquart Gallery, Paris) | Edouard & Jeannine Chapet, Paris (by descent)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Athlete Resting, Circa 1929 by Charles Despiau was worth EUR 27,500.00 to a buyer in October 2018. This price was achieved in the auction La collection Renand-Chapet at Sothebys in Paris and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of EUR 7,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Charles Despiau - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Le Printemps. 1923., which sold at auction in December 2007 for CHF 108,000.00 (€ 65,274.81).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Athlete Resting, Circa 1929 von Charles Despiau war einem Käufer im Oktober 2018 EUR 27.500,00 wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion La collection Renand-Chapet bei Sothebys in Paris erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 7.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Charles Despiau mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Le Printemps. 1923. beobachtet, die im Dezember 2007 für CHF 108.000,00 (€ 65.274,81) versteigert wurde.
Charles Despiau - Auction history
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