• Auction 3436

    Rene Gruau: Master of Fashion Illustration

    24 September 2013 - 8 October 2013, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 146,625 (USD)
15 Lots for Sale 3436
Lot 1
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
THE BLACK SILHOUETTE, 1969
17 x 12 7/8 in. (43.2 x 32.8 cm.), sight size: 14 x 11½ in. (35.6 x 30 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$15,000
Lot 2
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
ILLUSTRATION FOR 'CLUB MAGAZINE', 1971
17 x 13 in. (43.2 x 33 cm.), sight size: 14½ x 10¼ in. (36.8 x 26 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 4
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
FEMALE SILHOUETTE, 1958
17¾ x 12 7/8 in. (45 x 32.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,750
Lot 6
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
PRET A PORTER, 1972
17¼ x 12¾ in. (43.8 x 32.4 cm.), sight size: 12¾ x 10½ in. (32.4 x 26.7 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 7
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
LADY WITH FLOWERS, 1972
17 x 12 7/8 in. (43.2 x 32.8 cm.), sight size: 13 x 10¾ in. (33 x 28.4 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$13,750
Lot 8
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
A FASHION ILLUSTRATION, 1973
15¾ x 12 7/8 in. (40 x 33 cm.), sight size: 14 x 11¾ in. (35.6 x 30 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 10
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
SUNNY BOY, 1967
17½ x 13¼ in. (44.5 x 33.7 cm.), sight size: 16½ x 12 in. (42 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $12,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 11
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
GIRL WITH A CHECKED HEAD SCARF, 1962
14¾ x 10 7/8 in. (37.5 x 27.5 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$11,875
Lot 14
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
WOMAN WITH HIGH COLLAR, 1963
16½ x 12 in. (42 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$11,250
Lot 25
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
COVER ILLUSTRATION FOR 'INTERNATIONAL TEXTILES', 1961
14¾ x 10 5/8 in. (37.5 x 27 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 28
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
CHRISTMAS DESIGN, 1962
16¼ x 12½ in. (41.3 x 31.8 cm.), sight size: 14¾ x 10½ in. (36.3 x 26.7 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 32
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
L'OEIL DE CATHERINE DENEUVE, CIRCA 1980
20½ x 16 in. (52.1 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $8,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 36
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
GALLIERA, 1989
21 5/8 x 17¾ in. (55 x 45 cm.), sight size 20¾ x 16 7/8 in. (52.7 x 42.8 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$17,500
Lot 47
RENE GRUAU (1909-2004)
GRANDE ROBE DE SOIREE, 1980
26¾ x 21 5/8 in. (68 x 55 cm.), sight size: 20¾ x 15 5/8 in. (52.7 x 39.6 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $8,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 48
RENE GRUAU EDITIONS
'LES GIRLS' A GROUP OF THREE PANELS, 1988
each 49½ x 26 in. (125.7 x 66 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,875
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