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Mouthwatering Old Masters: A World Record for Louyse Moillon

Result EUR1,662,400
Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 25 March 2022 - 15:00 (CET) - Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

It was positively peachy to see the fine results harvested by the delightful Louyse Moillon and her comrades.

Louyse Moillon (c. 1610-1696), Nature morte à la coupe de fraises, panier de cerises,... Mouthwatering Old Masters: A World Record for Louyse Moillon

Louyse Moillon (c. 1610-1696), Nature morte à la coupe de fraises, panier de cerises, branche de groseilles à maquereau (Still Life with a Bowl of Strawberries, Basket of Cherries and Branch of Gooseberries), 1631, oil on panel, 36 x 50 cm/14.2 x 19.7 in.
Result: €1,662,400

All was right with the world when this sale of Old Master paintings staged by Aguttes fulfilled all its promises. Led by Still Life with Celestial Globe, Open Book, Shells, Lizard and Butterflies by Christian Luyckx (1623-1657), which fetched €96,200, Louyse Moillon's much sought-after work, celebrated on these pages, garnered a world record with €1,662,400 (source: Artnet). In the mouthwatering fruit market, this Still Life with…
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Friday 25 March 2022 - 15:00 (CET) - Live
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
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With religious and mythological scenes, still lifes, portraits and allegories, there is something for everyone in a sale devoted to Old Masters.