Sothebys : Sale L17100 The Orientalist Sale

Sale Results

London, Bond St

Sale L17100 The Orientalist Sale

25 APR 17

Grand Total

3,387,250 GBP (4,337,374 USD)

Exch Rate:

1.28

Sold by Lot:

79.5%

Lots Offered:

39

Sold by Value:

82.7%

Lots Sold/Unsold:

31 / 8

Lot

Price (GBP)

Estimate (GBP)

Buyer

10

£944,750 ($1,209,752)

£800,000 - 1,200,000

Anonymous

Georg Emanuel Opiz, The Arrival of the Mahmal at an Oasis en route to Mecca, oil on canvas

*RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION*

7

£308,750 ($395,354)

£250,000 - 350,000

Institution

Ludwig Deutsch, The Procession of the Mahmal through the Streets of Cairo, oil on canvas, 1909

19

£248,750 ($318,524)

£80,000 - 120,000

Private Collector

Rudolf Ernst, The Fortune Teller, Cairo, oil on panel, 1888

20

£150,000 ($192,075)

£60,000 - 80,000

Institution

Alphons Mielich, The Carpet Seller, oil on panel, 1891

16

£150,000 ($192,075)

£120,000 - 150,000

European Private

Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, The Sentinel, oil on canvas

12

£137,500 ($176,069)

£80,000 - 120,000

Institution

Rudolf Ernst, An Afternoon Repast, oil on panel, 1886

8

£137,500 ($176,069)

£60,000 - 80,000

Private Collector

Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ, The Sentinel, oil on canvas, 1877

*RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION*

38

£118,750 ($152,059)

£40,000 - 60,000

Anonymous

Amadeo Preziosi, The Grand Bazaar, Constantinople, gouache, watercolour and pencil on paper, 1852

22

£112,500 ($144,056)

£60,000 - 80,000

Institution

Ludwig Deutsch, The Della'l, Cairo, oil on panel, 1883

27

£100,000 ($128,050)

£80,000 - 120,000

Private Collector

Ludwig Deutsch, A Street Celebration in Cairo, oil on canvas, 1912

9

£100,000 ($128,050)

£80,000 - 120,000

Private Collector

Eugène Baugnies, The Dhikr, oil on canvas

*RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION*

Claude Piening, Sotheby's Head of Orientalist Paintings, said: "The sale saw competitive bidding from collectors in the MENA region and beyond, and established new auction records for three artists: Eugène Baugniès, Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ, and Georg Emanuel Opiz, whose exquisitely rendered early depiction of the Hajj pilgrimage led the sale. Works of the German and Austrian schools - including by Deutsch, Ernst, and Bauernfeind - were in particularly strong demand, with a 100% sell-through rate. The market for Orientalist art continues to show strength, especially for evocative subjects that bring the region to life or shed light on its history."

Specialist in Charge: Claude Piening

Press Office Contact: Matthew Floris

Estimates do not include buyer's premium. Prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer's premium and are net of any fees paid to the purchaser where the purchaser provided an irrevocable bid.

SOTHEBY'S: REGISTERED AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS NO. 874867