Magna Grecia by Turpin de Crissé

Result EUR104,550

Published on 11 March 2021, by Philippe Dufour

Auction on 24 February 2021 - 09:30 (CET) - 136, quai des Chartrons - 33300 Bordeaux

This Bordeaux auction featured an eagerly anticipated, glowing view of the ancient world by Turpin de Crissé and two felines: a panther by Guyot and a cat painted by one of the last ottoman princes.

Lancelot-Théodore, comte Turpin de Crissé (1782-1859), Vue imaginaire d'un port antique,... Magna Grecia by Turpin de Crissé

Lancelot-Théodore, comte Turpin de Crissé (1782-1859), Vue imaginaire d'un port antique, 1854 (Imaginary View of an Ancient Harbor, 1854), original monogram and date on the bottom center, "TT/1854", 107 x 161.5 cm (42.13 x 63.59 in); gilded wood and stucco frame with a painted cartouche containing the dedication "To Maurice de Marigny/In token of/my esteem and friendship/MDCCCLVI".
Result: €104,550

Lancelot-Théodore Turpin de Crissé’s large painting largely lived up to expectations at €104,550. One of the leading Neo-classical landscape artists, his Vue imaginaire d’un port antique ( I maginary…

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Argenterie - Bijoux - Mobilier - Objets d'Art - Tableaux

Wednesday 24 February 2021 - 09:30 (CET) - Live paused

136, quai des Chartrons - 33300 Bordeaux

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