Auction on
23 October 2019 - 13:30 (CEST) -
Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Ten pre-emptions and a world record for Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen. Assembled by three generations with the same passion and high standards, the collection garnered €2,136,594 during its three-day sale. An apotheosis for its owner.
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923), original drawing for Contre les chiens by Alphonse Allais (1854-1905), published in Gil Blas illustré no. 27 of 2 July 1897, wax crayon, highlights in Indian ink and coloured pencil, 27.8 x 22.9 cm. From a collection of drawings in two in-folio volumes, sea green half-morocco binding, smooth spines embellished with the artist's monogram with a brown morocco mosaic design by Marius-Michel (1846-1925). Result: €446,550
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923), original drawing for Contre les chiens by Alphonse Allais (1854-1905), published in Gil Blas illustré no. 27 of 2 July 1897, wax crayon, highlights in Indian ink and coloured pencil, 27.8 x 22.9 cm. From a collection of drawings in two in-folio volumes, sea green half-morocco binding, smooth spines embellished with the artist's monogram with a brown morocco mosaic design by Marius-Michel (1846-1925). Result: €446,550
For Jean-Claude Delaunay, former President of the Caen Bar, the fact that institutions were keenly interested in his objects was a marvellous vindication, "proving that we had assembled a collection that had meaning."…
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