“La danseuse” via Sempé surprises and breaks statistics at public sale

At Drouot, the first sale after his death of around twenty drawings and watercolors by way of the daddy of Little Nicholas aroused notable hobby from creditors. Estimated among 15 and 20,000 €, the duvet of the New Yorker, the highlight of the sale came at €47,360. A overall performance.

Superstar! The first sale of round twenty originals signed via the daddy of the Little Nicholas created a actual craze, both among amateurs and collectors, at Drouot, in room 14.

At the coronary heart of this admirable set of twenty drawings and watercolors placed up for auction, collectors were not improper. They fought often to have the funds for The dancer (lot 293) a fantastic watercolor which served as the quilt of the New Yorker on October 24, 2005. The paintings in the end fetched €47,360 (inclusive of charges) while the estimate became €15 to €20,000. A report.

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In the room, on the smartphone with greater than 80 reserved traces or behind the screens with greater than two hundred people linked, French and overseas bidders have been there. At the end of the road or at the Internet, some bidding battles have been lengthy, all masterfully led by Pauline Ribeyre, the auctioneer of the Baron Ribeyre look at. Rarely, all of the drawings had been bought nicely above the excessive estimate.

The dancerIndia ink and watercolour, by way of Jean-Jacques Sempé. Jean-Baptiste Chauvin/Etude Baron Ribeyre

“The magic of Sempé strikes below the hammer again, underlines no longer with out pleasure master Pauline Ribeyre. While the low estimate for all of the lots changed into €a hundred and one,760, all of the works have been acquired for a total of €280,704. This is equal to a tripling of the wager.

At the coronary heart of the twenty authentic drawings coming without delay from the family circle of the famous illustrator, we be aware that the watercolor Sunday within the geographical region, envisioned among 5000 and 7000 € subsequently bought for 25,six hundred € (expenses blanketed). Same factor for The Visit of Paris (lot 298), a Chinese ink estimated at €6,000 which soared to €26,880 (including fees).

More noticeably, lot 299 titled The Little Word in Zucchini, representing a kiosk in a public lawn, predicted at €four,000 turned into acquired for €25,six hundred (such as costs). This is the first time that the sort of homogeneous set of around twenty works has been placed up on the market on the market after the artist’s dying.