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Louis Lagrenée at the Top of the Auction Block

Result EUR503,160
Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 28 February 2024 - 14:00 (CET) - 63, allée François Pollet - 73000 Chambery

At a sale in Savoy, a rediscovered lost painting by Louis Lagrenée (1725-1805) rivaled a sumptuous lotus bowl from the Qianlong period.

Louis Lagrenée, known as the Elder (1725-1805), Femmes au bain (Women Bathing), oil... Louis Lagrenée at the Top of the Auction Block

Louis Lagrenée, known as the Elder (1725-1805), Femmes au bain (Women Bathing), oil on canvas, 1772, 101 x 81 cm/39.76 x 31.88 in. Result: €503,160

The place of Femmes au bain ( Women Bathing ), a seductive oil on canvas by Louis Lagrenée, known as the Elder (the cover of La Gazette no. 6), was not usurped. The idyllic painting fetched €503,160, surpassing the high estimate of €120,000…
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Tableaux, mobilier et objets d'art
Wednesday 28 February 2024 - 14:00 (CET)
63, allée François Pollet - 73000 Chambery
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