What would be the value of an original ountess Potacka painting by Vigee Le Bruns?

Answer 1

Hi! There seem to be several paintings of the Countess Potocka. I found a few recent auction prices which may give you some frame of reference. I hope that this helps and good luck:

Title: Portrait of a Young Lady
24.02" x 20.08"
Oil/Canvas
Lot: 139
Auction House: Bruun Rasmussen Vejle
Low Est.: $1,400 (€1,050)
High Est.:
Sales Price: $975 (€735)
05/08/2007
http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/search/Search_Repeat.aspx?searchtype=AUCTION_RECORDS&artist=9000114

Title: AUTORITRATTO
40.55" x 31.89"
Created: not given
Oil/Canvas
Unavailable
Lot: 242
Auction House: Sotheby's Milan
Low Est.: (€4,000)
High Est.: (€6,000)
Sales Price**: (€11,400)
11/28/2006
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(Self) Portrait of a Woman, looking to the left - ?
Black and colored chalks on paper
15 x 12.5 inches (38.1 x 31.1 cm)
Provenance:
Private Collection, Stanford, California
Sale, Parke-Bernet, The entire Private Collection
of the late Felix Wildenstein, Nov 7-8, 1952, no. 248
Exhibition:
Salle Petit, Paris (Exposition de Peintures du XVIIIieme Siecle), 1898
Sold on 29 April 1999 at auction for $8,000.
http://fineart.hahttp://www.batguano.com/Vigeeselfp.html.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=638&Lot_No=24064&type=temart112106

ELISABETH LOUISE VIGÉE-LEBRUN (French 1755 - 1842)Portrait of Madame de Moreton, La Comtesse Moreton de Chabrillan
2006 November Heritage Fine Art Signature Auction #638
ELISABETH LOUISE VIGÉE-LEBRUN (French 1755 - 1842)
Portrait of Madame de Moreton, La Comtesse Moreton de Chabrillan
Signed E. L. LeBrun and dated 1782 at lower right
Oil on canvas
27 x 20 inches (oval)
Sold for: $239,000.00 (includes BP)
Ended: Nov 8, 2006
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=638&Lot_No=24064&type=temart112106