Édouard Léon Théodore Mesens
Le rire au fond du soir
Found at
Bonhams,
London
The Mind's Eye / Surrealist Sale, Lot 28
25. Mar - 25. Mar 2021
The Mind's Eye / Surrealist Sale, Lot 28
25. Mar - 25. Mar 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ÉDOUARD LÉON THÉODORE MESENS (1903-1971)
Le rire au fond du soir
signed 'Mesens.' (lower right) and dated '8/1960' (lower left)
oil, collage and brass elements on card
22 x 29cm (8 11/16 x 11 7/16in); 24.8 x 31cm (9 3/4 x 12 3/16in) (with the artist's frame)
Executed in August 1960
Private collection, Milan (a gift from the artist circa 1960-1961).
Le rire au fond du soir
signed 'Mesens.' (lower right) and dated '8/1960' (lower left)
oil, collage and brass elements on card
22 x 29cm (8 11/16 x 11 7/16in); 24.8 x 31cm (9 3/4 x 12 3/16in) (with the artist's frame)
Executed in August 1960
Private collection, Milan (a gift from the artist circa 1960-1961).
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Le rire au fond du soir by E. L. T. Mesens was auctioned at Bonhams in London in March 2021. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 5,100.00 (€ 5,991.19). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by E. L. T. Mesens - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work La Noctambule (The Night Prowler), which sold at auction in May 2019 for EUR 12,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Le rire au fond du soir von E. L. T. Mesens kam im März 2021 bei Bonhams in London zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 5.100,00 (€ 5.991,19) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von E. L. T. Mesens mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit La Noctambule (The Night Prowler) beobachtet, die im Mai 2019 für EUR 12.500,00 versteigert wurde.
E. L. T. Mesens - Auction history
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