Rodolphe Bresdin
Le Bon Samaritain
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Description
lithograph, 1861, on cream Chine collé on white simili-Japan paper, Preaud’s first state B (of two), with the ‘white bird’, printed by Lemercier, Paris, with his address, one of 125 impressions on this paper printed from the original stone (there were a further 175 on two different types of Chine collé), with small margins on three sides and a wider margin below, occasional foxing and creasing mainly in the margins, generally in good condition
Image 561 x 442 mm., Sheet 632 x 479 mm.
Unidentified collector's mark JPM in blue ink verso (not in Lugt).
Image 561 x 442 mm., Sheet 632 x 479 mm.
Unidentified collector's mark JPM in blue ink verso (not in Lugt).
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
In March 2018 Christies in London held the auction Prints & Multiples, which included the work Le Bon Samaritain by Rodolphe Bresdin. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 12,500.00 (€ 14,231.94), 25% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Rodolphe Bresdin have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Et In Arcadia Ego; And A Busy Continental Street Scene in September 2004 with an auction result of GBP 39,435.00 (€ 57,451.81).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Im März 2018 führte Christies in London die Auktion Prints & Multiples durch, in der auch die Arbeit Le Bon Samaritain von Rodolphe Bresdin zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 12.500,00 (€ 14.231,94) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Rodolphe Bresdin auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Et In Arcadia Ego; And A Busy Continental Street Scene im September 2004 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 39.435,00 (€ 57.451,81).
Rodolphe Bresdin - Auction history
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