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High Bids for Prud'hon and Foujita

Result EUR291,840
Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 22 June 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Two lovely works by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon and Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita achieved their rightful prices at this sale, which also included a portrait of pirate Barbarossa.

Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968), Bouquet de fleurs dans un vase en étain (Bouquet... High Bids for Prud'hon and Foujita

Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968), Bouquet de fleurs dans un vase en étain (Bouquet of Flowers in a Pewter Vase), oil on canvas, 33.5 x 24.5 cm/13.19 x 9.65 in.
Result: €291,840

The beautiful pierre noire drawing with white chalk highlights by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758–1823), which appeared on the cover of La Gazette no. 23, bears witness to a doomed love story. As reported on page six of that issue, it is a study for the young woman in the bow of the boat…
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Tuesday 22 June 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live
Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Tessier & Sarrou et Associés
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