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- The Tomb Of Napoleon In Sainte-Helene Or The Apotheosis Of Napoleon
Emile-Jean-Horace Vernet
The Tomb Of Napoleon In Sainte-Helene Or The Apotheosis Of Napoleon
Found at
Sothebys,
Paris
Tableaux, Sculptures et Dessins Anciens et du XIXe siècle, Lot 118
15. Jun - 15. Jun 2017
Tableaux, Sculptures et Dessins Anciens et du XIXe siècle, Lot 118
15. Jun - 15. Jun 2017
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 EUR
Price realised: 68.750 EUR
Price realised: 68.750 EUR
Description
Emile-Jean-Horace Vernet
PARIS 1789 - 1863 PARIS
THE TOMB OF NAPOLEON IN SAINTE-HELENE OR THE APOTHEOSIS OF NAPOLEON
Oil on canvas
53 x 80 cm ; 20 7/8 by 31 1/2 in
Probably, Collection Gabriel Delessert, commissioned in 1821 ; | Probably, Collection M.M. Delessert, 1846, n°222 ; | Probably, Collection François Delessert, 1860, n°224 ; | Probably, Vente, Collection de l'Impératrice Eugénie, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 19th 1881, n°77 ; | Purchased by the current owner's grandfather in the 1960s from a collector who indicated that the painting came from the previous sale ; | Thence by descent
PARIS 1789 - 1863 PARIS
THE TOMB OF NAPOLEON IN SAINTE-HELENE OR THE APOTHEOSIS OF NAPOLEON
Oil on canvas
53 x 80 cm ; 20 7/8 by 31 1/2 in
Probably, Collection Gabriel Delessert, commissioned in 1821 ; | Probably, Collection M.M. Delessert, 1846, n°222 ; | Probably, Collection François Delessert, 1860, n°224 ; | Probably, Vente, Collection de l'Impératrice Eugénie, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 19th 1881, n°77 ; | Purchased by the current owner's grandfather in the 1960s from a collector who indicated that the painting came from the previous sale ; | Thence by descent
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Horace Vernet achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Paris in June 2017. In the Tableaux, Sculptures et Dessins Anciens et du XIXe siècle auction, the work The Tomb Of Napoleon In Sainte-Helene Or The Apotheosis Of Napoleon sold for EUR 68,750.00 - well above the upper estimate of EUR 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by Horace Vernet have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Death Of Prince Poniatowski On October 19Th, 1813 in June 2017 with an auction result of EUR 511,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Horace Vernet erzielte im Juni 2017 bei Sothebys in Paris einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Tableaux, Sculptures et Dessins Anciens et du XIXe siècle wurde die Arbeit The Tomb Of Napoleon In Sainte-Helene Or The Apotheosis Of Napoleon für EUR 68.750,00 versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Horace Vernet auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Death Of Prince Poniatowski On October 19Th, 1813 im Juni 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 511.500,00.