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Belle Époque paintings soar in Heritage’s fine European art auction

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
William Adolphe Bouguereau, ‘Bohémienne au tambor de Basque.’ Price realized: $334,000. Heritage Auctions image
William Adolphe Bouguereau, ‘Bohémienne au tambor de Basque.’ Price realized: $334,000. Heritage Auctions image

 

DALLAS – The saleroom witnessed lively bidding for William Adolphe Bouguereau’s Bohémienne au tambor de Basque, which realized $334,000, and pushed the total auction value over $2 million in Heritage Auctions’ Dec. 7 European art auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

Jean Béraud’s Sur les Champs Élysées (below), circa 1892, fetched $322,000.

 

Jean Béraud, ‘Sur les Champs Élysées.’ Price realized: $322,000. Heritage Auctions image
Jean Béraud, ‘Sur les Champs Élysées.’ Price realized: $322,000. Heritage Auctions image

 

Louis Marie de Schryver’s Paris – La rue du Havre (below), circa 1893, sold for $225,000.

 

Louis Marie de Schryver, ‘Paris – La rue du Havre.’ Price realized: $225,000. Heritage Auctions image
Louis Marie de Schryver, ‘Paris – La rue du Havre.’ Price realized: $225,000. Heritage Auctions image

 

“The energy of turn-of-the-century Paris is evident in several of the paintings in this auction,” said Ariana Hartsock, Heritage Auctions consignment director for European art. “We are proud to have offered a collection that drew such strong interest from so many knowledgeable collectors of French art.”

Bidders drove the price for one of Edgar Degas’ last-known portraits, Esquisse pour un portrait de M. et Mme Louis Rouart (below), circa 1904, to $150,000.

 

Edgar Degas, ‘Esquisse pour un portrait de M. et Mme. Louis Rouart.’ Price realized: $150,000. Heritage Auctions image
Edgar Degas, ‘Esquisse pour un portrait de M. et Mme. Louis Rouart.’ Price realized: $150,000. Heritage Auctions image

 

Paul César Helleu’s Madame Helleu aboard the yacht ‘Bird’ fetched $125,000.

 

Paul César Helleu (French, 1859-1927), ‘Madame Paul César Helleu, ‘Madame Helleu aboard the yacht Bird.’ Price realized: $125,000. Heritage Auctions image
Paul César Helleu (French, 1859-1927), ‘Madame Paul César Helleu, ‘Madame Helleu aboard the yacht Bird.’ Price realized: $125,000. Heritage Auctions image

 

The six-figure returns did not stop there, as Gustave Courbet’s 1872 Le Lavoir brought in $112,500, and another Bouguereau offering, his 1879 La frileuse (below), realized $100,000.

 

Gustave Courbet, ‘La frileuse.’ Price realized: $100,000. Heritage Auctions image
Gustave Courbet, ‘La frileuse.’ Price realized: $100,000. Heritage Auctions image

 

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