CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO) - photo 1
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO) - photo 2
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO) - photo 3
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO) - photo 4
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO) - photo 5
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO) - photo 6
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO) - photo 7

CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)

Lot 145
25.01.2023 16:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Sold
$ 756 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 887438
Lot 145 | CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
Estimate value
$ 600 000 – 900 000
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)

La Source; and The Triumph of Bacchus

the first: signed and dated 'C. Natoire / 1763' (lower left)

oil on canvas

86 1/4 x 59 3/4 in. (219 x 151.8 cm.), each

(2)a pair





Provenance

Armand Frédéric Ernest Nogaret (1734-1806); (†) his sale, Hôtel de Gesvres, Paris, 6 April 1807, lots 27 and 28.

M. Weeb, New York; his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 13 January 1868, lots 69 and 70 (incorrectly entitled 'Galatée sur les eaux [sic] entourée de Tritons et Dieux marins' and 'Bacchus buvant entouré de Faunes et Satyres').

La Rochefoucauld collection, Paris.

Private collection.

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 4 July 2012, lot 40, where acquired by the present owners.



Literature

Mercure de France, 1736, p. 1639.

G. Wildenstein, Le Salon de 1725, compte rendu par le "Mercure de France" de l'exposition faite au Salon Carré du Louvre par l'Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture en 1725, publié avec des notes et documents nouveaux sur les expositions de l'Académie pendant le XVIIIe siècle, Paris, 1924, p. 2.

F. Boyer, 'Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de Charles Natoire, peintre du roi,' Archives de l'Art Français, N.S., XXI, 1949, p. 46, no. 95.

Charles-Joseph Natoire..., peintures, dessins, estampes et tapisseries des collections publiques françaises, exhibition catalogue, Troyes, Nîmes and Rome, 1977, p. 42.

C.A. Hamilton and R. Downing, 'Mythological Paintings Exhibited at the Salon, 1699-1791,' in Loves of the Gods: Mythological Painting from Watteau to David, exhibition catalogue, Paris, Philadelphia and Fort Worth, 1991-1992, p. 463.

P. Sanchez, Dictionnaire des artistes exposant dans les Salons des XVII et XVIIIeme siècles à Paris et en province, 1673-1800, III, Dijon, 2004, p. 1261.

S. Caviglia-Brunel, Charles-Joseph Natoire 1700-1777, Paris, 2012, pp. 267-268, nos. P75 and P76, illustrated.



Exhibited

Paris, Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, July 1736 ('La Source' only).

New York, Wildenstein, The Arts of France from François 1er to Napoléon 1er: A Centennial Celebration of Wildenstein's Presence in New York, 26 October 2005-6 January 2006, no. 64.
Artist:Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700 - 1777)
Auction house category:Paintings
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
21.01.2022 – 25.01.2023
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

More from Creator

CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NîMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NîMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
$3 000
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (PARIS 1700-1777)
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (PARIS 1700-1777)
$15 000
STUDIO OF CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
STUDIO OF CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
$25 000
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
€5 000
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
£10 000
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
€15 000
Charles Joseph Natoire
Charles Joseph Natoire
€5 000
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (NÎMES 1700-1777 CASTEL GANDOLFO)
€8 000

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.