Live Auction 1986Important Old Master Paintings Part I And Part II
Jean Jouvenet Rouen 1649-1717 Paris
Lot 315

Jean Jouvenet Rouen 1649-1717 Paris

Venus at the forge of Vulcan

Closed15 April 2008

Price Realised

USD 85,000

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

Jean Jouvenet Rouen 1649-1717 Paris
Venus at the forge of Vulcan
oil on canvas
31¾ x 25½ in. 80.6 x 64.8 cm.

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 18 October 2000, lot 175.

Specialist note

The present painting is a reduced autograph replica of Jouvenet's painting of 1703 which was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1704 (see A. Schnapper, Jean Jouvenet, 1974, pp. 207-8, no. 95, fig. 98). The prime version was engraved by L. Desplaces.