Emile Aubry's Auction Record Jumps 1400%

Panel 'The Voice of Pan'. Image courtesy of Christie's

Emile Aubry,

Panel 'The Voice of Pan' (1936)

sold for $679,800 (EUR584,200), more than 57 times the low estimate at Christie's in Paris on May 26.

The Gilt stucco and poplar work has not been traded before.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $636,700, a 1400% rise.

Apres-midi (1909). Sold for $43,100 in 1998. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

The previous record was set by

Apres-midi (1909),

which sold for $43,100 at Sotheby's on May 07, 1998.

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