Jean Restout
Hector Taking Leave Of Andromache
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master and 19th Century Paintings from the Collection of Jacob Elie Safra, Lot 49
26. Jan - 26. Jan 2011
Important Old Master and 19th Century Paintings from the Collection of Jacob Elie Safra, Lot 49
26. Jan - 26. Jan 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jean Restout
ROUEN 1692 - 1768 PARIS
HECTOR TAKING LEAVE OF ANDROMACHE
signed and dated: Restout / 1727
oil on canvas
50 3/4 by 75 1/2 in.; 129 by 192 cm.
Probably in the artist's studio at his death in 1768 (see P. de la Blancherie, op. cit.); | Jean-Bernard Restout, the artist's son, 1783, and recorded in the inventory following his death in 1796; | M. Lenormand, 1862; 1 | Georges Vésier, 1938; | Anonymous sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 5 December 1990, lot 73, for FF 2,200,000; | Anonymous sale, New York, Christie's, 31 January 1997, lot 81; | There purchased by the present collector.
ROUEN 1692 - 1768 PARIS
HECTOR TAKING LEAVE OF ANDROMACHE
signed and dated: Restout / 1727
oil on canvas
50 3/4 by 75 1/2 in.; 129 by 192 cm.
Probably in the artist's studio at his death in 1768 (see P. de la Blancherie, op. cit.); | Jean-Bernard Restout, the artist's son, 1783, and recorded in the inventory following his death in 1796; | M. Lenormand, 1862; 1 | Georges Vésier, 1938; | Anonymous sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 5 December 1990, lot 73, for FF 2,200,000; | Anonymous sale, New York, Christie's, 31 January 1997, lot 81; | There purchased by the present collector.
A top price for Jean Restout II
The work Hector Taking Leave Of Andromache by Jean Restout II was sold in the Important Old Master and 19th Century Paintings from the Collection of Jacob Elie Safra auction at Sothebys in New York in January 2011. The »bidding war« ended at USD 314,500.00 (€ 229,310.97), 57% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Hector Taking Leave Of Andromache the most expensive artwork by Jean Restout II that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jean Restout II
Die Arbeit Hector Taking Leave Of Andromache von Jean Restout II wurde im Januar 2011 in der Auktion Important Old Master and 19th Century Paintings from the Collection of Jacob Elie Safra bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 314.500,00 (€ 229.310,97) und damit 57% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Hector Taking Leave Of Andromache zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jean Restout II, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jean Restout II - Auction history
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