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A pastel by Marie-Gabrielle Capet preempted by Orléans
27/6/24 - Acquisition - Orléans, Musée des Beaux-Arts - In perfect condition, of very high quality and, what is more, the work of a woman artist, the presumed portrait of Sophie Thuillier by Marie-Gabrielle Capet, which went up for sale last Friday at the Hôtel Drouot by Crait+Müller, seemed to fetch a very low estimate, just €3,000-5 000. However, it fetched even less, €2,800 under the hammer, and was immediately preempted by the Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans, which thus acquired a remarkable pastel for a derisory price to add to its reference collection in the field.
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- Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761-1818)
Presumed Portrait of Sophie Thuillier
Pastel - 82 x 62.5 cm
Preempted by the Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans
Photo: Crait+Müller - See the image in its page
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