Stolen Art DealerPastel and oil study by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1890, of a young dancer in a veiled tutu and pink stockings, seated on a couch with blue upholstery.
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Catalogue No. 1210 · Christie's · New York
Danseuse assise aux bas roses
About $30.6 million in today’s money: 350 years of the typical US household’s income. Source
- Artist
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901)
- Title
- Danseuse assise aux bas roses
- Date
- 1890
- Medium
- Peinture à l'essence and pastel on board
- Size
- 56.8 x 46.4 cm (22 3/8 x 18 1/4 in.)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec made Danseuse assise aux bas roses in 1890, in peinture à l'essence and pastel on board. It measures about 57 by 46 centimetres. Christie's lot essay describes a young dancer in a tutu of transparent veils, seated on a couch or bed with her hands folded between her knees. She wears pink stockings, set against blue upholstery.
The recorded owners begin with Olivier Sainsère in Paris. The work appeared in an anonymous sale at the Palais Galliéra in Paris on 19 June 1963, as lot 11, and was then with M. Knoedler & Co. in New York. John L. and Frances L. Loeb acquired it from Knoedler on 11 October 1963.
Christie's sold it in New York on 12 May 1997, in the sale of the Loeb collection, as lot 111. Artnet Magazine reported an estimate of $8 million to $10 million and a hammer price of $13.2 million. Its commission rates bring the total to $14,522,500. The Deseret News, citing the New York Times, reports a price of $14.5 million.
The sale
- Auction house
- Christie's, New York
- Date
- 12 May 1997
- Lot
- 111
- Estimate
- $8,000,000-$10,000,000
- Sold for
- $14.5 million (including buyer’s premium) · $14,522,500
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Provenance
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Olivier Sainsère, Paris.
19 June 1963
Anon. sale, Palais Galliéra, Paris, June 19, 1963, lot 11.
1963
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York.
11 October 1963
Acquired from the above by the late owners (John L. and Frances L. Loeb).
12 May 1997
The Loeb collection sale, Christie's, New York, 12 May 1997, lot 111. Reported
Sources
- Christie's lot page: Danseuse assise aux bas roses (lot 111, medium, dimensions, provenance)
- artnet Magazine: Auction report, The Loeb Collection at Christie's, May 12, 1997 (Stewart Waltzer)
- Deseret News: Impressionist art sparks a high-flying bidding battle (13 May 1997)
Prices include the buyer’s premium, in US dollars at the time of sale, unless marked as a hammer price.