Trophies for Daret and Bruegel

Result EUR1,352,400

Published on 08 February 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 29 January 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Calendrier Paris - 75000 Paris

A hefty result had been expected for the first French portrait of a hunter, painted by Jean Daret, which was preempted by a museum. But the price paid for a painting by Pieter Bruegel Younger—over a million euros—was a surprise.

Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1638), The Peasants’ Meal in the Village, oil on... Trophies for Daret and Bruegel

Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1638), The Peasants’ Meal in the Village, oil on oak panel, 43 x 58.5 cm (16.93 x 23.04 in).
Result: €1,352,400

All eyes were on Portrait de chasseur assis en compagnie de ses chiens ( Portrait of a Seated Hunter with His Dogs ), a 1661 oil on canvas by Brussels artist Jean Daret, who settled in Aix-en-Provence in 1636 and spent the rest of his life…

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Friday 29 January 2021 - 14:00 (CET)

Calendrier Paris - 75000 Paris

Mathias - Bournazel

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