François De Troy
Portrait Of A Gentleman
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Old Master Paintings, European Sculpture & Antiquities, Lot 63
4. Jun - 4. Jun 2009
Old Master Paintings, European Sculpture & Antiquities, Lot 63
4. Jun - 4. Jun 2009
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Description
François de Troy
TOULOUSE 1645 - 1730 PARIS
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
oil on canvas laid on panel, originally an oval, but made up into a rectangle with additions at all four corners
28 3/4 by 23 1/2 in.; 73 by 59.9 cm.
Baron du Mesnil (according to the plaque affixed to the frame); | Wilson Darling Craig Wright, Philadelphia and Princeton; | Thence by inheritance to the late owner.
TOULOUSE 1645 - 1730 PARIS
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
oil on canvas laid on panel, originally an oval, but made up into a rectangle with additions at all four corners
28 3/4 by 23 1/2 in.; 73 by 59.9 cm.
Baron du Mesnil (according to the plaque affixed to the frame); | Wilson Darling Craig Wright, Philadelphia and Princeton; | Thence by inheritance to the late owner.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Portrait Of A Gentleman by François de Troy was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in June 2009, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 8,750.00 (€ 6,241.08). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by François de Troy achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Feast Of Dido And Aeneas: An Allegorical Portrait Of The Family Of The Duc And Duchesse Du Maine in June 2007 with an auction result of USD 1,776,000.00 (€ 1,313,609.47).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Portrait Of A Gentleman von François de Troy im Juni 2009 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 8.750,00 (€ 6.241,08) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von François de Troy erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Feast Of Dido And Aeneas: An Allegorical Portrait Of The Family Of The Duc And Duchesse Du Maine im Juni 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.776.000,00 (€ 1.313.609,47).
François de Troy - Auction history
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