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Lot 65: BUSTE D’HOMME

Est: €10,000 EUR - €12,000 EURSold:
Marc Arthur Kohn ParisParis, FranceSeptember 15, 2016

Item Overview

Description

BUSTE D’HOMME
Attribué à Jean-Baptiste PIGALLE (1714-1785)
Matériau
Marbre de réemploi
H. 64 cm, L. 47 cm, P. 30 cm

Artist or Maker

Notes

La sculpture réalisée en marbre présente un homme d’âge mûr, la tête légèrement tournée vers la droite, le regard porté vers l’horizon. Ses traits réalistes trahissent une certaine bienveillance, notamment par cette douceur qui émane de ses yeux et l’esquisse d’un sourire. Il est vêtu selon la mode masculine en vigueur sous Louis XVI, une chemise à jabot et un gilet recouvert d’un manteau à fronces. Il porte une perruque à boucles attachée à l’arrière en catogan. Ce portrait sans concession d’un notable français est caractéristique des oeuvres de Jean-Baptiste Pigalle comme on peut le constater avec les autres portraits en buste que le sculpteur réalisa pour une clientèle privée, dont celui de Jean-Nicolas Moreau (mort en 1786), chirurgien en chef à l’Hôtel- Dieu de Paris, aux éléments stylistiques très proches de notre oeuvre (fig. 1). Né à Paris d’un père menuisier, Pigalle apprend les rudiments de son métier auprès de son voisin, Robert Le Lorrain, puis d’un élève de celui-ci, Jean-Baptiste II Lemoyne. En 1741, il est agréé à l’Académie royale sur présentation d’un Mercure attachant ses talonnières qu’il exécute en marbre pour sa réception en 1744, aujourd’hui conservé au Musée du Louvre. Dès 1742, le sculpteur reçoit des commandes des Bâtiments du Roi. Au Salon de 1750, Pigalle expose L’Enfant à la cage (Musée du Louvre). Ce portrait présumé du fils unique du financier Pâris de Montmartel, parrain de Mme de Pompadour, représenté à l’âge d’un an, est une représentation non idéalisée, privilégiant la description anatomique au détriment d’une image gracieuse de l’enfance. Cette prédilection pour le portrait fut pour Pigalle une source d’inquiétudes. Diderot dira de lui « Le portrait est si difficile, que Pigalle m’a dit n’en avoir jamais fait sans être tenté d’y renoncer ». Pigalle n’a représenté pratiquement que des proches, des hommes ancrés dans la vie active et représentatifs d’une société bourgeoise plus sensible à Greuze qu’à Quentin de La Tour. Son chef-d’oeuvre dans ce genre, le buste de Diderot en bronze nous dépeint l’ami – le sculpteur fut le parrain de la petitefille de l’écrivain – au soir de sa vie, les traits fatigués, le regard las. Pigalle fut très admiré de son vivant. Ayant relativement peu produit, le sculpteur avait une haute exigence de son art. « Il semblait s’être fait une loi rigoureuse de n’imiter que la vérité, telle non seulement que les yeux peuvent la voir, mais telle que les mains pourraient la toucher » (Joubert).

Payment & Shipping

Payment

Accepted forms of payment: MasterCard, Visa

Shipping

COLLECTION OF PURCHASES
If payment is made by cheque or by wire transfer, lots cannot be withdrawn until the payment has been cleared. From the moment the hammer falls, sold items will become the exclusive responsibility of the buyer. The buyer will be solely responsible for the insurance. Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL assumes no liability for any damage to items. Buyers at Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL are requested to confirm with Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL before withdrawing their purchases. Kohn has several storage warehouses. An export licence can take four or six weeks to process, although this time may be significantly reduced depending upon how promptly the buyer supplies the necessary information to Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL.
Law and jurisdiction :
These Conditions of purchase are governed by french law exclusively.
Any dispute shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Paris.

Auction Details

Dessins et Tableaux Anciens XVIIe - XVIIIe siècles, Sculptures, Objets d'Art

by
Marc Arthur Kohn Paris
September 15, 2016, 06:00 PM CET

112 rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré, Paris, 75008, FR

Terms

Live bidding may start higher or lower

Buyer's Premium

€0 - 499,999:25.2%
€500,000+:19.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
€0€99€10
€100€499€50
€500€999€100
€1,000€3,999€200
€4,000€19,999€500
€20,000€49,999€1,000
€50,000+€5,000

TERMS OF SALE AND BIDS

TERMS OF SALE AND BIDS
The sale will be conducted in Euros (€).
Purchasers pay in addition to the hammer price, a buyer's premium from 0 to € 500 000: 25,20% (21 % + VAT).
For amounts superior to € 500 000: 19% (15,83% + VAT).
Lots from outside the EEC: (indentified by an*). In addition to the commissions and taxes indicated above, an additional import VAT will be charged (7% of the hammer price, 20% for jewelry).
For any member of the EEC, non assembled stones are liable to VAT 20%.
The auctioneer is bound by the indications in the catalogue, modified only by eventual announcements made at the time of the sale noted into the legal records thereof. Prospective bidders should inspect the property before bidding to determine its condition, size, and wether or not it has been repaired, restored or repainted. Exhibitions prior to the sale at Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL or on the sale point permits buyers to establish the condition of the works offered for sale, and therefore no claims will be accepted after the fall of the hammer. Pictures may differ from actual product.

BIDS
Biddings will be in accordance with the lot numbers listed in the catalogue or as announced by the auctioneer, and will be in increments determined by the auctioneer. The highest and last bidder will be the purchaser. Should the auctioneer recognize two simultaneous bids on an object, the lot will be put up for sale again and all those present in the sale room may participate in this second opportunity to bid.

ABSENTEE BIDS AND TELEPHONE BIDS
If you wish to make a bid in writing or a telephone bid, we have to receive no later than two days before the sale your instructions accompanied by your bank references. In the event of identical bids, the earliest will take precedence. Telephone bids are a free service designed for clients unable to be present at an auction. Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL cannot be held responsible for any problems due to technical difficulties.

COLLECTION OF PURCHASES
If payment is made by cheque or by wire transfer, lots cannot be withdrawn until the payment has been cleared. From the moment the hammer falls, sold items will become the exclusive responsibility of the buyer. The buyer will be solely responsible for the insurance. Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL assumes no liability for any damage to items. Buyers at Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL are requested to confirm with Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL before withdrawing their purchases. Kohn has several storage warehouses. An export licence can take four or six weeks to process, although this time may be significantly reduced depending upon how promptly the buyer supplies the necessary information to Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL.
Law and jurisdiction :
These Conditions of purchase are governed by french law exclusively.
Any dispute shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Paris.
For variety of reasons Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL reserves the right to record all telephone calls during the auction. Such records shall be kept until complete payement of the auction price, except claims.

Toutes les conversations téléphoniques sont susceptibles d'être enregistrées.

Premium

There is no additional internet fee.
The internet users are paying same Premium as in the auction room

The sale will be conducted in Euros (€).
Purchasers pay in addition to the hammer price, a buyer's premium from 0 to € 500 000: 25,20% (21 % + VAT).
For amounts superior to € 500 000: 19% (15,83% + VAT).
Lots from outside the EEC: (indentified by an*). In addition to the commissions and taxes indicated above, an additional import VAT will be charged (7% of the hammer price, 20% for jewelry).
For any member of the EEC, non assembled stones are liable to VAT 20%.
The auctioneer is bound by the indications in the catalogue, modified only by eventual announcements made at the time of the sale noted into the legal records thereof. Prospective bidders should inspect the property before bidding to determine its condition, size, and wether or not it has been repaired, restored or repainted. Exhibitions prior to the sale at Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL or on the sale point permits buyers to establish the condition of the works offered for sale, and therefore no claims will be accepted after the fall of the hammer. Pictures may differ from actual product.

Shipping Terms

COLLECTION OF PURCHASES
If payment is made by cheque or by wire transfer, lots cannot be withdrawn until the payment has been cleared. From the moment the hammer falls, sold items will become the exclusive responsibility of the buyer. The buyer will be solely responsible for the insurance. Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL assumes no liability for any damage to items. Buyers at Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL are requested to confirm with Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL before withdrawing their purchases. Kohn has several storage warehouses. An export licence can take four or six weeks to process, although this time may be significantly reduced depending upon how promptly the buyer supplies the necessary information to Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL.
Law and jurisdiction :
These Conditions of purchase are governed by french law exclusively.
Any dispute shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Paris.

Garanties

COLLECTION OF PURCHASES
If payment is made by cheque or by wire transfer, lots cannot be withdrawn until the payment has been cleared. From the moment the hammer falls, sold items will become the exclusive responsibility of the buyer. The buyer will be solely responsible for the insurance. Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL assumes no liability for any damage to items. Buyers at Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL are requested to confirm with Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL before withdrawing their purchases. Kohn has several storage warehouses. An export licence can take four or six weeks to process, although this time may be significantly reduced depending upon how promptly the buyer supplies the necessary information to Marc-Arthur KOHN SARL.
Law and jurisdiction :
These Conditions of purchase are governed by french law exclusively.
Any dispute shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Paris.