May 21, 2024 10:00 EST
Old Master Paintings / English & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts
66
After Jean-Frédéric Schall
French, 1752-1825
The Leave-Taking: A Scene from the Story of Paul and Virginia
Oil on metal
12 5/8 x 18 1/8 inches (32.5 x 46 cm)
Frame 17 x 22 1/4 inches (43.3 x 56.5 cm)
Provenance:
Private collection, New York
The novel Paul et Virginie (Paul and Virginia), published in 1788 by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737-1814), tells the tragic story of a boy and girl raised as brother and sister on the French colonial island of Mauritius. As they approach adulthood, they fall in love; however, their families try to keep them apart. This scene shows the lovers' farewell as Virginie's mother forces her to leave the island for Europe. Eventually, Virginie returns, but she is drowned in a storm offshore, an event witnessed by Paul, who soon thereafter dies of grief. This melodramatic story, a precursor to the Romantic movement, was a literary sensation, translated into several languages, and widely read in Europe throughout the 19th century.
Sold for $1,216
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Includes Buyer's Premium
French, 1752-1825
The Leave-Taking: A Scene from the Story of Paul and Virginia
Oil on metal
12 5/8 x 18 1/8 inches (32.5 x 46 cm)
Frame 17 x 22 1/4 inches (43.3 x 56.5 cm)
Provenance:
Private collection, New York
The novel Paul et Virginie (Paul and Virginia), published in 1788 by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737-1814), tells the tragic story of a boy and girl raised as brother and sister on the French colonial island of Mauritius. As they approach adulthood, they fall in love; however, their families try to keep them apart. This scene shows the lovers' farewell as Virginie's mother forces her to leave the island for Europe. Eventually, Virginie returns, but she is drowned in a storm offshore, an event witnessed by Paul, who soon thereafter dies of grief. This melodramatic story, a precursor to the Romantic movement, was a literary sensation, translated into several languages, and widely read in Europe throughout the 19th century.
Painted on two joined sheets of metal, probably tin. Some shadows (on the tree at center, on the drapery; and on the ground) reinforced.
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Auction: Old Master Paintings / English & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts, May 21, 2024
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Auction of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints on May 21, 2024 Surpasses Expectations
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Nautical Painting by Dutch Master Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger Sails to $419,600 Amid Trans-Atlantic Bidding
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Fine Art Section of the May 21 Auction Comprised Lots 1 - 92
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's auction on May 21, 2024 saw exceptional results for Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints. Bidders on both sides of the Atlantic vied for landscapes, nautical paintings, still lifes, portraits and religious subjects by European artists from the Renaissance through the 19th century.
Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger - Sold for $419,600
Highlighting the sale was Dutch artist Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger’s view of A Coastal Landscape with Dutch Frigates Exchanging Salutes that soared past its estimate of $60,000-80,000 to achieve a stunning $419,600. Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger (1601-1653) was one of the most important and influential Dutch marine painters of the 17th century. This sweeping view of ships off the coast of Holland, painted in the late 1640s, is a classic example of his late style, which emphasized the atmospheric effects of water and sky along the North Sea.
Venetian Vedute & the Grand Tour
Another noteworthy offering was A View of the Piazza San Marco, Looking East toward the Basilica attributed to Apollonio Domenichini (The Master of the Langmatt Foundation Views). Read Essay
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