Dutch marine painting outstrips estimate in New York
The big result in Doyle's (25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) latest Old Master Paintings and Drawings sale in New York was the portrait of Pauline Bonaparte Napoleon’s sister by Marie-Victoire Lemoine pictured in ATG No 2429 that sold for $310,000 (£238,700), an auction high for the artist.
Popular lower down the price sale was a very different subject.
The Dutch artist Joachim de Vries…