Estimate
TWD 180,000-280,000
HKD 44,000-69,000
USD 5,700-8,900
Sold Price
TWD 516,000
HKD 125,243
USD 16,130
Signature
Signed on the reverse Bernard Charoy in French
Galerie Elegance, Taipei
Acquired from the above by the present owner's father
This work is to be sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
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Bernard Charoy was born on May 26th, 1931 in Nant le Grand, Lorraine region, East of France. Charoy is famous for his portraits of women. The delicate enchanting sentiment features in his poetic landscape works as well. Charoy began to work at the Montmartre Studio, where he studied painting and lithography from the local artists, painters and designers, in 1955. In the 1960s, Charoy had accepted consignments from news and magazine agencies to create attractive artwork especially for the press media. Since 1970s, Charoy’s work have been exhibited around the world, including the United States, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, France and Belgium.
Select: Modern & Contemporary Art
Ravenel Autumn Auction 2016
Sunday, November 20, 2016, 2:00pm