Jules Breton
French les Communiantes
Estimate: 500.000 - 700.000 USD
Price realised: 1.270.000 USD
Price realised: 1.270.000 USD
Description
Jules Breton
1827 - 1906
FRENCHLES COMMUNIANTES
signed Jules Breton and dated 1884 (lower left)
oil on canvas
48 5/8 by 75 3/8 in.
123.5 by 191.5 cm
Samuel P. Avery (acquired directly from the artist in 1884) | Mary J. Morgan (acquired from the above in 1884 and sold; her sale, American Art Association, New York, 1886, lot 235) | Donald A. Smith, later Lord Strathcona, Montreal and London (acquired at the above sale) | Thence by descent through the family (until 1988) | Sale: Christie's, London, June 24, 1988, lot 86, illustrated | Joey and Toby Tanenbaum, Toronto (acquired at the above sale
1827 - 1906
FRENCHLES COMMUNIANTES
signed Jules Breton and dated 1884 (lower left)
oil on canvas
48 5/8 by 75 3/8 in.
123.5 by 191.5 cm
Samuel P. Avery (acquired directly from the artist in 1884) | Mary J. Morgan (acquired from the above in 1884 and sold; her sale, American Art Association, New York, 1886, lot 235) | Donald A. Smith, later Lord Strathcona, Montreal and London (acquired at the above sale) | Thence by descent through the family (until 1988) | Sale: Christie's, London, June 24, 1988, lot 86, illustrated | Joey and Toby Tanenbaum, Toronto (acquired at the above sale
A top price for Jules Breton
This artwork by Jules Breton achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2016. In the 19th Century European Art auction, the work French les Communiantes sold for USD 1,270,000.00 (€ 1,140,547.82) - well above the upper estimate of USD 700,000.00. This high result makes French les Communiantes the most expensive artwork by Jules Breton that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jules Breton
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jules Breton erzielte im Mai 2016 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century European Art wurde die Arbeit French les Communiantes für USD 1.270.000,00 (€ 1.140.547,82) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 700.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht French les Communiantes zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jules Breton, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jules Breton - Auction history
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