Charles Le Brun
Portrait of a boy, bust-length
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 87.500 USD
Price realised: 87.500 USD
Description
signed and dated 'Le Brun. / .f. 1650' (lower left)
oil on canvas, oval
13 5/8 x 11 ½ in. (34.6 x 29.2 cm.)
with Colnaghi and Stair Sainty Matthiesen, New York, 1986. | Private collection; Christie's, New York, 19 April 2007, lot 71, where acquired by the present owner.
oil on canvas, oval
13 5/8 x 11 ½ in. (34.6 x 29.2 cm.)
with Colnaghi and Stair Sainty Matthiesen, New York, 1986. | Private collection; Christie's, New York, 19 April 2007, lot 71, where acquired by the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait of a boy, bust-length by Charles Le Brun was sold in the Old Masters auction at Christies in New York in April 2017. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 80,000.00 – 120,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 87,500.00 (€ 80,312.07) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Charles Le Brun have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in April 2007 the work Head of a boy was auctioned for USD 204,000.00 (€ 149,341.14).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait of a boy, bust-length von Charles Le Brun wurde im April 2017 in der Auktion Old Masters bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 80.000,00 – 120.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 87.500,00 (€ 80.312,07) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Charles Le Brun konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im April 2007 die Arbeit Head of a boy für USD 204.000,00 (€ 149.341,14) versteigert.
Charles Le Brun - Auction history
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