Art & Rugby at Sotheby's
Here are "Les joueurs de Rugby" (Rugby players), oil on canevas by André Lhote (1885-1962).
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This wonderful artwork was painted in 1920 and first exhibited at "16eme salon d'automne" in Paris, 1923.
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It was auctionned last May at Sotheby's New York : 2,546,500$... way, way above the auctioneer's estimates. And possibly the highest price ever for a rugby item ?
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