Auction on
31 January 2021 - 13:00 (CET) -
1, rue de la Petite-Cité - 27000 Evreux
The royal palace preempted a preparatory study by Champaigne, while Méheut’s sailors and Italian design also found buyers.
Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne (1631-1681), Auguste recevant une ambassade d'Indiens (Augustus Receiving an Embassy of Indians), c. 1672, oil on canvas, 30.7 x 60.2 cm (12.09 x 23.71 in). Result: €96,720
Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne (1631-1681), Auguste recevant une ambassade d'Indiens (Augustus Receiving an Embassy of Indians), c. 1672, oil on canvas, 30.7 x 60.2 cm (12.09 x 23.71 in). Result: €96,720
Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne’s majestic Auguste recevant une ambassade d'Indiens ( Augustus Receiving an Embassy of Indians ), from around 1672, triggered a bidding war until the Palace of Versailles preempted it for €96,720.…
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