Gazette Drouot - C apencheres

THE MAGAZINE AUCTION RESULTS
Patrick Guerrand-Hermés Collection
This Orientalism and Islamic Art sale totalled
€3,052,308. We are interested in the
second part of the programme, comprising
the Patrick Guerrand-Hermés collection
from his villa in Marrakech, “Aïn
Kassimou”. The 141 lots sold brought in €1,720,107,
with the higher end of the estimate only reaching
€1.4M. The highest bid, €336,750, proceeded to
double the estimate for an oil on canvas by Edme-
Alexis-Alfred Dehodencq (1822-1882), depicting “La
Sortie du pacha”. The composition has the advantage
of combining stylistic aspects that have made the
reputation of this painter, who trained at the École des
beaux-arts in Paris with Léon Cognet. It appeared at
the Salon in 1869, and was bought straightaway by an
enthusiast, right under the nose of the French State,
which had wanted to purchase it. Two world records
were beaten. The first was €132,750 for “Rêverie sur
une terrasse à Rabat” by Élie-Anatole Pavil (1873-1948),
USEFUL INFO
Where ? Paris - Galerie Charpentier
When ? 9 October
Who ? Sotheby’s France
How much ? €1,720,107
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€58,350 Edy Legrand (1892 - 1970), “La Kasbah”, gouache
and oil on paper laid down on canvas, unframed, 97 x 130 cm.
an oil on canvas carrying the stamp of the Salon des
artistes français from 1937 and the label of the collection
of the artist’s daughter, Luna Pavil. The second,
€66,750, was achieved by Charles-Émile Vacher de
Tournemine (1812-1872) with an oil on canvas, “La
Halte des elephants près de la rivière”. The artist had a
passion for the animals at the end of his life, presenting
his first painting on the theme at the Salon in 1867.
Edy-Legrand was the most coveted artist of the collection
as he harvested €282,050 in fifteen lots, with all his
works finding buyers. €58,350 culminated for a
gouache and oil on paper laid down on canvas on the
subject of “La Kasbah”. Sylvain Alliod