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Record Price for a Portrait by François Gérard

Result EUR1,472,000
Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 16 December 2022 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Recently rediscovered, this painting of a young soldier from the Napoleonic period had even more appeal than expected.

François Pascal Simon Gérard (1770-1837), Portrait of Charles Ferdinand Théodore... Record Price for a Portrait by François Gérard

François Pascal Simon Gérard (1770-1837), Portrait of Charles Ferdinand Théodore de Vassinhac d'Imécourt, oil on canvas, 210 x 135 cm/82.7 x 53.1 in.
Result: €1,472,000

Almost everything has already been said here about this handsome stranger, whose name we know nonetheless: Charles Ferdinand Théodore de Vassinhac d'Imécourt (1785-1807). Recently rediscovered and highly anticipated, with good reason, this painting by François Gérard (1770-1837) more than lived up…
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Friday 16 December 2022 - 14:00 (CET) - Live
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Tessier & Sarrou et Associés
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