GEORGES CROEGAERT
( 1877 - 1950 )
| Upcoming and past | 210 |
| % Lots Sold | 59% |
| High auction price | $93,000 |
| High auction price date | 10/24/2006 |
| High price / sq. inch | $762 |
| High price / sq. inch date | 4/12/2007 |
A lovely signed oil on panel by Georges Croegaert depicting figures in a park and two young girls having a picnic and feeding the cats. the work is on panel and in its original frame. The painters work is highly prized and makes substantial sums at auction.
Title: ‘’Figures in a Park - Children Feeding Cats”
Signature: Signed lower left
Provenance: Private french collection
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: c. 14 x 18 inches unframed / 18 x 22 framed
Condition: Very good for age - unrestored
Having arrived in Paris in 1876, Croegaert remained there for many years. He is mentioned at the Salon de Paris in 1888 and in 1914 was present at the Salon des Artistes Français. His small street scenes with elegant women in salons, notably his Model at Rest ( Le Repos du modèle), are painted in iridescent colours.
Museum and Gallery Holdings
Sydney: Before the Ball
Auction Records
Paris, 2 May 1897: Model at Rest, FRF 265
London, 21 April 1922: Cardinal, GBP 36
London, 18 June 1928: Before the Ceremony, GBP 58
London, 21 May 1937: News, GBP 75
London, 19 May 1961: Coffee for the Cardinal, GBP 399
London, 7 Oct 1966: Afternoon Tea, Gns 1,350
London, 4 June 1969: Memories, GBP 1,800
London, 10 Nov 1971: Sugar for the Parrot (oil on panel, 16¼ × 13 ins/41 × 33 cm) GBP 1,300
London, 12 May 1972: Le Mot Juste, Gns 1,400
London, 24 Nov 1976: The Cardinal's Tea (oil on canvas, 24 × 29¼ ins/61 × 74 cm) GBP 5,800
London, 23 Feb 1977: Secret Letter (oil on panel, 11 × 9 ins/27 × 22 cm) GBP 1,800
London, 19 Oct 1978: Young Woman before her Mirror (oil on panel, 12½ × 9½ ins/32 × 24 cm) GBP 1,500
London, 6 Nov 1980: Card Game (oil on panel, 17¾ × 15 ins/45 × 38 cm) GBP 5,200
London, 18 March 1983: Pheasants for Dinner (oil on panel, 19¼ × 23½ ins/49 × 59.6 cm) GBP 13,000
London, 21 March 1986: Courtly Conversation (1885, oil on panel, 29 × 18½ ins/73.7 × 47 cm) GBP 38,000
London, 6 May 1987: Cardinal at his Work Table (oil on panel, 17¾ × 14¼ ins/45 × 36.5 cm) GBP 11,500
London, 24 June 1988: Bouquet (oil on panel, 22 × 16 ins/55 × 39.7 cm) GBP 9,900
Toronto, 30 Nov 1988: Portrait of a Young Woman (oil on card, 19 × 11 ins/48 × 27 cm) CAD 2,400
New York, 23 May 1989: Winning Hand (oil on panel, 22 × 18 ins/55 × 45.7 cm) USD 29,700
London, 21 June 1989: Prelate Calmly Smoking a Cigarette (oil on panel, 22 × 17¾ ins/55 × 45 cm) GBP 12,650
London, 5 Oct 1989: Prelate with his Little Dog Begging for Sugar (oil on panel, 12½ × 9 ins/32 × 23 cm) GBP 4,950
New York, 24 Oct 1989: Flirt (1885, oil on panel, 29¼ × 18½ ins/74 × 47 cm) USD 88,000
Amsterdam, 2 May 1990: Woman on a Sofa (oil on panel, 12¾ × 9½ ins/32.5 × 24.3 cm) NLG 20,700
London, 6 June 1990: Still-life with a Bowl, a Jewellery Casket and a Fan (oil on canvas, 16¼ × 13 ins/41 × 33 cm) GBP 1,320
New York, 24 Oct 1990: Dressing Table (oil on canvas, 18 × 13 ins/45.7 × 33 cm) USD 7,150
New York, 27 May 1992: Souvenirs from the Orient (1887, oil on panel, 13¾ × 10¾ ins/35.2 × 27.6 cm) USD 5,500
London, 2 Oct 1992: Moment of Reflection (oil on panel, 17 × 13¾ ins/43 × 35 cm) GBP 3,080
New York, 16 Feb 1994: Flirt (1885, oil on panel, 10¾ × 16 ins/27.3 × 40.6 cm) USD 23,000
London, 16 Nov 1994: Dictation (oil on panel, 15¼ × 12¼ ins/38.5 × 31 cm) GBP 14,950
New York, 24 May 1995: The Boating Party (1885, oil on panel, 10¾ × 16 ins/27.3 × 40.6 cm) USD 23,000
London, 21 Nov 1996: Composition of the Bouquet (oil on panel, 18 × 14½ ins/45.6 × 37 cm) GBP 10,120
New York, 22 Oct 1997: Arranging the Flowers (oil on panel, 13 × 9½ ins/33 × 24.1 cm) USD 35,650
London, 26 March 1999: Difficult Decision (1889, oil on panel, 22 × 18 ins/55 × 45 cm) USD 36,000
London, 27 Oct 2000: Les indiscrets (oil on canvas, 24 × 19 ins/61 × 49 cm) USD 50,000
New York, 30 Oct 2001: Cafe (1883, oil on panel, 13 × 10 ins/34 × 26 cm) USD 18,000
London, 19 Nov 2002: Cardinal's Pets (oil on panel, 10 × 9 ins/26 × 22 cm) GBP 19,000
London, 19 June 2003: Quiet Read in a Chinoiserie Interior (1887, oil on panel, 15 × 11 ins/37 × 29 cm) GBP 15,000
London, 15 June 2004: Le gourmand (oil on panel, 16 × 13 ins/41 × 32 cm) GBP 17,000