Sold! Works by Jean-Léon Gérôme and Jean Limosin Reap a Bountiful Harvest

Result EUR218,960

Published on 16 October 2020, by La Gazette Drouot

Auction on 06 October 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 1 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Records and preemptions were on the agenda, with examples in a variety of artistic disciplines reaching high prices.

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904), Paestum, troupeau de buffles (Paestum and a Herd of... Sold! Works by Jean-Léon Gérôme and Jean Limosin Reap a Bountiful Harvest

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904), Paestum, troupeau de buffles (Paestum and a Herd of Buffaloes), 1851, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1851, 65 x 81 cm (canvas), 58 x 78.5 cm (image).
Result: €218,960

Painted in 1851 by a young Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904), Paestum et un troupeau de buffles ( Paestum and a Herd of Buffaloes ) had not come up on the market since the 1900 sale of the Moreau-Nélaton collection. To say the least, dealers and those who love old paintings packed the room for this sale. While remaining faithful to Greek neoclassicism,…

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FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART

Tuesday 06 October 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live

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