Charles Meryon
La Morgue, Paris (Delteil & Wright 36)
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Description
Charles Meryon (1821-1868)
La Morgue, Paris (Delteil & Wright 36)
etching, 1854, on watermarked laid paper initials H.P. within a shield, a good impression of the seventh (final) state, the sheet folded 70 mm. along the left sheet edge; together with, L'Arche du Pont Notre-Dame, Paris (D. & W. 25), etching, 1853, on watermarked laid paper initials H.P. within a shield, the fourth state of seven, with margins, foxing across the image and predominantly in the upper and right margins, 10 mm. brown stains just outside the plate mark at all four corners; with Le Ministere de la Marine, Paris (D. & W. 45), etching, 1865, on laid paper, with watermarked Marais paper, a good impression of the fifth state of six, with margins, two fox marks in the right of the image, a rust spot in the lower margin, all sheets with other minor surface defects, framed
P. 235 x 213 mm., S. 340 x 466 mm.
La Morgue, Paris (Delteil & Wright 36)
etching, 1854, on watermarked laid paper initials H.P. within a shield, a good impression of the seventh (final) state, the sheet folded 70 mm. along the left sheet edge; together with, L'Arche du Pont Notre-Dame, Paris (D. & W. 25), etching, 1853, on watermarked laid paper initials H.P. within a shield, the fourth state of seven, with margins, foxing across the image and predominantly in the upper and right margins, 10 mm. brown stains just outside the plate mark at all four corners; with Le Ministere de la Marine, Paris (D. & W. 45), etching, 1865, on laid paper, with watermarked Marais paper, a good impression of the fifth state of six, with margins, two fox marks in the right of the image, a rust spot in the lower margin, all sheets with other minor surface defects, framed
P. 235 x 213 mm., S. 340 x 466 mm.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In September 2013 Christies in London held the auction Prints & Multiples, which included the work La Morgue, Paris (Delteil & Wright 36) by Charles Meryon. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 2,250.00 (€ 2,689.53) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Charles Meryon - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work La Morgue (D., W. 36; S. 42), which sold at auction in March 2006 for GBP 4,560.00 (€ 6,533.66).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im September 2013 führte Christies in London die Auktion Prints & Multiples durch, in der auch die Arbeit La Morgue, Paris (Delteil & Wright 36) von Charles Meryon zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 2.250,00 (€ 2.689,53) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Charles Meryon mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit La Morgue (D., W. 36; S. 42) beobachtet, die im März 2006 für GBP 4.560,00 (€ 6.533,66) versteigert wurde.
Charles Meryon - Auction history
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