Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Study of the head of a woman looking to the right, her hair in a cap
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Old Master & British Drawings including property from The Cornelia Bessie Estate, Lot 30
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2021
Old Master & British Drawings including property from The Cornelia Bessie Estate, Lot 30
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2021
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 USD
Price realised: 75.000 USD
Price realised: 75.000 USD
Description
red chalk
14 9 ⁄ 16 x 11 in. (38 x 28 cm)
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Ivan Ivanovitch Betskoy (1704-1795), Paris and Saint-Petersburg, 1769; bequeathed by him to | the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, Saint Petersburg (L. 2699a, with the associated number ‘8-N° 62’); transferred to the State Hermitage Museum, 1924; deaccessioned at the sale. | C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 29 April 1931, lot 107 (sold for 1000 DM). | Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, New York, 13 January 1993, lot 77.
14 9 ⁄ 16 x 11 in. (38 x 28 cm)
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Ivan Ivanovitch Betskoy (1704-1795), Paris and Saint-Petersburg, 1769; bequeathed by him to | the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, Saint Petersburg (L. 2699a, with the associated number ‘8-N° 62’); transferred to the State Hermitage Museum, 1924; deaccessioned at the sale. | C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 29 April 1931, lot 107 (sold for 1000 DM). | Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, New York, 13 January 1993, lot 77.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In January 2021 Christies in New York held the auction Old Master & British Drawings including property from The Cornelia Bessie Estate, which included the work Study of the head of a woman looking to the right, her hair in a cap by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 70,000.00 – 100,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 75,000.00 (€ 61,804.70) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Jean-Baptiste Greuze achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Hermit, Or The Distributor Of Rosaries in February 2013 with an auction result of USD 1,082,500.00 (€ 827,662.67).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Januar 2021 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Old Master & British Drawings including property from The Cornelia Bessie Estate durch, in der auch die Arbeit Study of the head of a woman looking to the right, her hair in a cap von Jean-Baptiste Greuze zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 70.000,00 – 100.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 75.000,00 (€ 61.804,70) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Jean-Baptiste Greuze erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Hermit, Or The Distributor Of Rosaries im Februar 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.082.500,00 (€ 827.662,67).
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