Pancrace Bessa Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Pancrace Bessa Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 21, 2024
(4pc) PANCRACE BESSA (French, 1772-1846)
Est: $500 - $1,000
Botanical Planks Watercolor on Vellum h. 7-1/4 w. 5-1/4 in. (ea. approx.) Three signed "P. Bessa" lower left overall: 14-1/8 x 11 in. (ea. frame)
Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 22, 2024
PANCRACE BESSA, ORIGINAL GOUACHE ON VELLUM - STILL LIFE WITH ORANGES
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
BESSA, Pancreace (1772 - c. 1835). Still Life with Oranges, Pomegranates, Leaves, a Sprig of Mint and Orange Flowers. Original Gouache on vellum. Stretched on old board, with original Empire frame. Signed lower right: "P. Bessum". 10 3/16" x 14 7/8" sheet; 15 1/2" x 19 3/4" framed. In the Original Early 19th-Century Empire Frame. Provenance: inscribed on the back in chalk "Photo faite 131"; with the exhibition labels of Gallerie Charpentier, Paris "Les Fleurs et Les Fruits depuis le Romantisme 1942-1943; Lucien Goldschmidt, New York , ca 1950; Estate of Justine Auerbach, New York; with Doyle Wed, Jan 26, 2011, lot 83. Exhibited as part of "Les Fleurs et Les Fruits depuis le Romantisme" at Hotel Jean Charpentier when it was under the ownership of Raymond Nacenta. Jean Charpentier (1891-1976) established the gallery in Paris, the gallery was known as the Hotel Jean Charpentier or the Galerie. Raymond Nacenta purchased the gallery in 1941 and operated under the same name until 1961. Nacenta put on a seris of thematic exhibitions, including 100 portraits de femmes, Les célébrités françaises. In 1954, Nacenta began regular exhibitions of the l'Ecole de Paris, and the exhibition at which this still life was shown. Charpentier published Charles Leger's "Redoute et son Temps", 1945, in which this still life is illustrated. Later the painting was exhibited here in New York by Lucien Goldschmidt (1912-1992), in about 1950. "His life was divided between books and the world of art. Booksellers and art dealers normally lead rather separate careers, but Goldschmidt combined both, giving to each his own individual, highly independent, taste. Words and images combined to form an outlook on the world that was, in one word, civilised" (Nicholas barker, The Independent, January 3rd 1993). Bessa was one of the most talented and popular flower painters of his day, and an outstanding pupil both of Redoute and of Gerard von Spaendonck. His paintings were regularly shown in the Paris Salon, and he produced watercolors on vellum for the French royal collection of watercolors on vellum known as the "Velins du Roi." Bessa is perhaps best known, however, for his printed works. He produced exquisite stipple engravings from his own watercolors in a number of great botanical books. Dunthorne describes his "Etudes des Fleurs et de Fruits" as "among the most exquisite of all flower prints in their beauty and delicacy of execution." Bessa collaborated with Redoute on a number of works, both as painter and as master engraver, producing the stunning engravings for Redoute's "Roses."
Arader Galleries
Apr. 28, 2024
Pancrace BESSA (1772-1846). Pachysandre couché. Et…
Est: €400 - €600
Pancrace BESSA (1772-1846). Pachysandre couché. Etude botanique. Aquarelle sur papier. Signée en bas à droite « P. Bessa ». Dim. 22,5x15,8 cm à vue.
Prunier
Apr. 16, 2024
Pancrace Bessa Botanical Fruit Engravings, 2
Est: $300 - $500
Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772-1846), Two Botantical Fruit Compositions, Hand Stippled Engravings, 19th century. Each image: 12.5" H x 9.5" W; frame: 23.5" H x 20" W. Provenance: From the 50 East 89th Street estate of a 20th century photography collector. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Floral, Nineteenth century, Antiques
Auctions at Showplace
Dec. 05, 2023
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Bumelia reclinata, 1803. Copper engraving.
Est: €100 - €200
Paper, copper engraving. Page size: 50.5 x 31.5 cm. Image size: 27.5 x 19 cm. Signed "Dessine par P. Bessa elve de Redoute. Grave par Sellier". Minor dirt, foxings. Il. No. 22 from the publication "Choix de plantes: dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels". Artist - Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), student of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, engraver - François Noël Sellier (1737-1790).
Kabinett Auktionshaus & Antiquitäten GmbH
Dec. 05, 2023
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846). Helianthemum alyssoides, 1803. Copper engraving.
Est: €100 - €200
Paper, copper engraving. Page size: 50.5 x 31.5 cm. Image size: 27.5 x 19 cm. Signed "Dessine par P. Bessa elve de Redoute. Grave par Sellier". Minor dirt, foxings. Il. No. 20 from the publication "Choix de plantes: dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels". Artist - Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), student of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, engraver - François Noël Sellier (1737-1790).
Kabinett Auktionshaus & Antiquitäten GmbH
Nov. 29, 2023
Pancrace Bessa, Study of Thunbergia Alata. Inizio del XIX secolo.
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Pancrace Bessa, Study of Thunbergia Alata. Inizio del XIX secolo. Acquerello, doratura e matita su pergamena. cm 26,5x21. Firma in basso a sinistra e iscritto "35" in basso a destra a penna e inchiostro di china bruno. (1)
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 29, 2023
Pancrace Bessa, Study of Amaryllis. Inizio del XIX secolo.
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Pancrace Bessa, Study of Amaryllis. Inizio del XIX secolo. Acquerello, doratura e matita su pergamena. cm 26,5x21. Firma in basso a sinistra e iscritto "127" in basso a destra a penna e inchiostro di china bruno. Bessa, con altri artisti, portò la Francia al vertice nel genere della pittura botanica. (1)
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Nov. 24, 2023
[Flowers and fruit]. Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1846) (after). (Citrus fruit). (Cherries).
Est: €100 - €150
[Flowers and fruit]. Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1846) (after). (Citrus fruit). (Cherries). Two large handcol. stipple-engravings by CAZENAVE and LAMBERT, each 49x30 cm., London, Victor Delarme, ±1910. - AND 8 others, all engravings and incl. 1 aquatint of flowers, i.a. by AUGUSTE PIQUET DE BRIENNE.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 15, 2023
Pancrace Bessa Fruits and flowers on a ledge
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Pancrace Bessa Fruits and flowers on a ledge | Fruits et fleurs sur un entablement
Sotheby's
Nov. 11, 2023
Jarry (19th) after BESSA (*1772), Botanical representation of the pear, Stipple engraving
Est: €300 - €400
Jarry (19th century) after Pancrace Bessa (1772 Paris - 1846 Écouen, France): Botanical representation of the pear Fruit on the branch, 19th century, Stipple engraving Technique: Hand colored Stipple engraving on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed: "P. Bessa pinx. | Jarry sculp". Upper middle numbered: "T.6 N. 64". At the lower part further inscription: "Grande épine d'été | Pyrus communis | Poirier commun". Date: 19th century Description: 2 views of pears at different stages of ripeness. Keywords: Encyclopaedia, Fruit, Pear, Botany, Botanical illustration, Plant, 19th century, Figurative, Botany, France,
Fichter Kunsthandel
Oct. 19, 2023
Pancrace Bessa
Est: $7,000 - $12,000
French, 1772-1846 Red, Pink, and White Poppies, Cornflowers, and a Pink Rose Oil on paper 11 5/8 x 17½ inches (29.5 x 44.3 cm) Provenance: By descent in the family of the artist until the late 1980s Christie’s New York January 28, 2009, lot 280 Private collection The paper support laid to card. The lower right corner creased. Tiny losses around the edges. Some darker areas reinforced.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 01, 2023
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846) Still life with a rose bouquet. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right and dated "1821" H .: 34.
Est: €1,800 - €3,800
Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846) Still life with a rose bouquet. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right and dated "1821" H .: 34.4 cm L .: 26.7 cm Gaps in pictorial material.
Auctie's
May. 12, 2023
6 EARLY COLORED BOTANICAL ENGRAVINGS BY PANCRACE BESSA
Est: -
Lavatera Acerifolia, Rosa Banksiana, Euricles Coronata, Stapelia Variegata, Leucoium, Cerbera Manghas 6 early 19th century colored engravings on paper P. Bessa pinx Barrios sculp. 8.25 x 5.25 (plate) 10.25 x 7.75 inches (paper) unframed Overall good condition. Very minor foxing and wear to paper perimeter.
Lewis & Grant Auctions
Apr. 22, 2023
PANCRACE BESSA "BOTANICAL DRAWINGS IN WATERCOLORS"
Est: $200 - $400
Pancrace Bessa (French 1772-1835), "Botanical Drawings in Watercolors" late 18th-early 19th century, two watercolors depicting various botanical specimens, top watercolor is signed at lower left, gallery label en verso, framed. Note: Acquired from Vixseboxse Art Galleries, Inc. Cleveland Heights, Ohio in 1985. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Allegra Knight, Brookhaven, Georgia. Approximate dimensions: sight (each) h. 3. 5", w. 5"; overall h. 14. 5", w. 11. 75", d. 1".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Nov. 22, 2022
GABRIEL after PANCRACE BESSA
Est: -
GABRIEL after PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846) circa 1820 2 coloured copperplate engravings with flowers. With caption. Approximately 33 x 23 cm each, framed. Foxing. Keywords: copper engravings, copperplate engravings, copperplate prints, graphics, images, collectible, collectable, collector's items, graphics, map, images, floral, blossom, bloom, flowering
Sigalas
Sep. 24, 2022
BESSA WATERCOLOR, A BRANCH OF ORANGE BLOSSOM, WITH A BEE-EATER
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
BESSA, Pancrace (French, 1772-1846). A branch of Orange Blossom, with a Bee-Eater. Watercolor. Signed and dated in pen and brown ink, lower left: "P. Bessa. Paris.1816". 16 1/2" x 12 1/2" visible, 18 1/4" x 14 1/4" framed. Condition: Paper laid down and wrapped around board. There is an area of discoloration in the upper left corner - possibly a repair. The sheet has discolored slightly. There are tiny indentation marks in a few places, caused by blunt instrument. There is a small area of abrasion in the lower right corner. Colors remain strong and vibrant. The eighteenth-century saw a burgeoning of interest in birds and exotic animals. Wealthy collectors began to build aviaries and menageries to house their unusual species. These imported species were often part of royal collections and could be found in the United Provinces at the palaces of the princes of Orange and France at Versailles. The expansion of trade and growing exploration of the world resulted in wild animals being captured and examined as both objects of curiosity and scientific pursuits. Artists were frequently employed to paint prized flora and fauna; among them was the painter Pancrace Bessa. He is primarily known for his botanical watercolors and many published illustrations and showed great facility in the representation of animals and birds. Born in Paris in 1772, Pancrace Bessa studied at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle with both Gerard von Spaendonck and Pierre Joseph Redouté. He is considered one of the most talented painters of his day and was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salons between 1806 and 1831. He is also known to have instructed the royal Duchesse de Berry in the art of painting and worked on the French royal collection of watercolors on vellum, known as the Velins du Roi, from 1823 - 1835.
Arader Galleries
Jun. 23, 2022
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846) Pêche et grappe de raisins sur un entablement
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846) Pêche et grappe de raisins sur un entablement Graphite, aquarelle rehaussé de gomme arabique 19,5 x 24,6 cm. (7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Christie's
May. 18, 2022
Pancrace Bessa et al. | An album of botanical drawings by Bessa et al. from the collection of the Duchesse de Berry
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Pancrace Bessa and others An album of 33 original watercolour drawings of flowers and plants by Pancrace Bessa, Ferdinand Bauer, Lucy Anderson Pelham, and others unsigned or unattributed, together with a small quantity of miscellaneous prints bound towards the end, oblong folio (323 x 480mm.), contemporary green morocco gilt by Simier (signed and with his ticket) with the crowned monogram of the Duchesse de Berry (Olivier 2554 fer 6), gilt edges, housed in a contemporary green fitted case with her arms FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE DUCHESSE DE BERRY, A FINELY-BOUND ALBUM OF WATERCOLOUR DRAWINGS INCLUDING 11 ON VELLUM BY PANCRACE BESSA, 4 of which are of humming-birds. Bessa was one of the foremost botanical artists of his day, a pupil of Gerard van Spaendonck and a contemporary of Redouté. He was the Duchesse de Berry’s painting tutor. The album also contains three signed drawings by Austrian artist Ferdinand Bauer, and several others not signed but identifiably in the same hand. Bauer famously travelled with Matthew Flinders on his expedition to Australia. PROVENANCE: A note loosely inserted by a previous owner suggests that the album was presented to the Duchesse de Berry by the Principe de Polignac (probably Jules de Polignac), and that the Duchesse later gave it to Georgiana Heneage, the aunt of the note’s author Bid on Sotheby's
Sotheby's
May. 18, 2022
PANCRACE BESSA (PARIS 1772-1846 ECOUEN) Branche fleurie de malpighier à feu
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
PANCRACE BESSA (PARIS 1772-1846 ECOUEN) Branche fleurie de malpighier à feuilles d'Yeuse blanches graphite, aquarelle et gouache, rehaussé de gomme arabique, traits d'encadrement rehaussé d'or 22,3 x 17,3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Christie's
May. 18, 2022
PANCRACE BESSA (PARIS 1772-1846 ECOUEN) Branche fleurie de platychilier de
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
PANCRACE BESSA (PARIS 1772-1846 ECOUEN) Branche fleurie de platychilier de Cels aux pétales bleus graphite, aquarelle et gouache rehaussé de gomme arabique, traits d'encadrement rehaussé d'or 25,3 x 17,2 cm (10 x 6 3/4 in.)
Christie's
Mar. 20, 2022
(4pc) P. BESSA ENGRAVINGS & PATTERN STUDIES
Est: $100 - $200
Including a pair of Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772-1846) botanical engravings, including "Borrage Orientalia" and "Arbutus Longifolia" each in a matching silvered frame; plus a pair of wallpaper pattern studies in matching frames (16-1/2 x 12-3/4 in.) [In Situ Item] This item will not be on display in our saleroom during our preview period. If you wish to view it in-person please make a request with the gallery directly.
Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 18, 2022
NOISETTE (LOUIS).
Est: €300 - €400
Le Jardin fruitier. Volume de planches. Paris, Audot, 1839. In-8, demi-basane bleu nuit, dos lisse orné, supralibris en queue, tranches lisses (Reliure de l'époque). Seconde édition augmentée. Ce volume renferme 152 planches de fruits lithographiées d'après les dessins de Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), peintre du Muséum d'histoire naturelle et illustrateur de l'Herbier général de l'amateur, dont 148 planches imprimées en couleurs et retouchées au pinceau et 4 en noir, représentant des pommes, poires, raisins, fraises et autres fruits. Les 17 planches de cépages (chasselas, muscats, frankenthal, morillon, etc.) rattachent l'ouvrage au genre ampélographique. Exemplaire au supralibris de M. Devaure de Sauget – probablement Amable-François Rabusson de Vaure (1808-1883), propriétaire et plusieurs fois maire de Gannat, dans l'Allier, entre 1846 et 1862, qui avait épousé en 1830 Anne-Marie Cluzel de Sauget. Manque le volume de texte. Pâle mouillure sur le faux-titre et le titre, quasi insensible sur les planches ; menus frottements à la reliure.
Alde
Feb. 09, 2022
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846)
Est: €80 - €120
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846) Branches de fruit Suite de 6 gravures couleur sur papier Arches ivoire, gravées par Lambert et publiées par Danlos Aîné & Victor Delarue, Londres probablement fin 19ème ou vers 1900. Certaines avec légères taches et/ou taches de rousseur, non encadrées. Dimensions : 56,5 x 38 cm
Accademia Fine Art
Dec. 05, 2021
Pancrace Bessa. Hand colored botanical engraving of Azalea rosea,
Est: $100 - $200
Pancrace Bessa. Hand colored botanical engraving of Azalea rosea, Azalee a fleurs roses. Lambert jeune sculp. Framed and matted under glass. Spot staining and mild foxing to image. Sight: 12.75 x 9.5in. Overall: 21.25 x 17.5in.ç
Tremont Auctions
Nov. 21, 2021
(4pc) P. BESSA ENGRAVINGS & PATTERN STUDIES
Est: $150 - $300
Including a pair of Pancrace Bessa (French, 1772-1846) botanical engravings, including "Borrage Orientalia" and "Arbutus Longifolia" each in a matching silvered frame; plus a pair of wallpaper pattern studies in matching frames (16-1/2 x 12-3/4 in.) IN SITU ITEM: This lot is not scheduled for display in our saleroom, if you wish to preview this item in-person please call ahead and we will facilitate making it available to view.
Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
Sep. 19, 2021
Pancrace Bessa. Hand colored botanical engraving of Azalea
Est: $200 - $300
Pancrace Bessa. Hand colored botanical engraving of Azalea rosea, Azalee a fleurs roses. Lambert jeune sculp. Framed and matted under glass. Spot staining and mild foxing to image. Sight: 12.75 x 9.5in. Overall: 21.25 x 17.5in.
Tremont Auctions
Aug. 12, 2021
Pancrase Bessa after Pierre-Joseph Redouté PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA (DATE PALM) Hand-colored stipple engraving; t/w Hermann Struck PALM TREE
Est: $200 - $300
Pancrase Bessa (1772-1835) after Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840) (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA (DATE PALM) Hand-colored stipple engraving; Together with Hermann Struck (1876-1944) [PALM TREES, HAIFA], drypoint, signed and numbered 49/50 in pencil, framed. Larger plate 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches; 311 x 235 mm. C An Upper East Side Private Collection
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 18, 2021
PANCRACE BESSA "MALVA UMBELLATA" HAND COLORED ENGRAVING
Est: -
Pancrace Bessa "Malva Umbellata" Hand Colored Copper Plate Engraving. Inscribed on the backside with a tag from Lyons Ltd. "Botanical Studies by Bessa. Original Hand Colored Copper Plate Engraving. Paris. 1828." Keywords: Floral, Antique; Ref: BD1043
Bradford's
May. 06, 2021
☐ PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846)
Est: £150 - £250
☐ PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846) STILL LIFE OF SPARROWS signed and dated l.r. Bessa . 1827 watercolour 28 x 20 cm/11 x 8 in
Olympia Auctions
Apr. 17, 2021
Prints, Pancrace Bessa
Est: $100 - $200
(lot of 2) After Pancrace Bessa (French 1772-1846), Peaches and Grapes, copperplate engravings with hand coloring, published by Victor Delarue, Longon, England, largest overall (with frame): 27"h x 21.5"w
Clars Auctions
Dec. 05, 2020
Pancrace Bessa, Four Hand Tinted Copperplate Engravings, Botanicals
Est: $300 - $500
Pancrace Bessa (French 1772-1846) Four Hand Tinted Copperplate Engravings, comprising; "Malpighia Angustifolia" "Pachysandra Procumbeus" "Clematis Crispa" "Dais Cotinifolia" c.1820-40, printed by Dion and Barrois, Dennel, all double conservation matted. Pancrace Bessa was one of the most important botanical and natural history artists of the period and illustrated some of the most important French periodicals and botanical publications of the day. A student of Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) he worked alongside and collaborated with Pierre-Joseph Redoute. (1759-1840) Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 in. Condition: Minor foxing, staining and light toning.
Neue Auctions
Dec. 05, 2020
Pancrace Bessa, Four Hand Tinted Copperplate Engravings, Botanicals
Est: $300 - $500
Pancrace Bessa (French 1772-1846) Four Hand Tinted Copperplate Engravings, comprising; "Epacris Purpurascens" "Psoralea Aculeata" "Salvia Catarioidea" "Myoporum Parvofolium" c.1820-40, printed by Goulet and Barrois, Dennel, all double conservation matted. Pancrace Bessa was one of the most important botanical and natural history artists of the period and illustrated some of the most important French periodicals and botanical publications of the day. A student of Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) he worked alongside and collaborated with Pierre-Joseph Redoute. (1759-1840) Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 in. Condition: Minor foxing, staining and light toning.
Neue Auctions
Dec. 05, 2020
Pancrace Bessa, Four Hand Tinted Copperplate Engravings, Botanicals
Est: $300 - $500
Pancrace Bessa (French 1772-1846) Four Hand Tinted Copperplate Engravings, comprising; "Phormium Tenax" "Sempervivum ;Glutinosom" "Celsia Arcturus" "Ophrys Lutea" c.1820-40, printed by LeJeune and Barrois, all double conservation matted. Pancrace Bessa was one of the most important botanical and natural history artists of the period and illustrated some of the most important French periodicals and botanical publications of the day. A student of Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) he worked alongside and collaborated with Pierre-Joseph Redoute. (1759-1840) Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 in. Condition: Minor foxing, staining and light toning.
Neue Auctions
Dec. 05, 2020
Pancrace Bessa, Four Hand Tinted Copperplate Engravings, Botanicals
Est: $300 - $500
Pancrace Bessa (French 1772-1846) Four Hand Tinted Copperplate Engravings, comprising; "Cephrosia Grandiflora" Broughtonia Sanguinea" Epimedium Alpinum" "Theophrasta Americana" c.1820-40, printed by Callensand Barrois, all double conservation matted. Pancrace Bessa was one of the most important botanical and natural history artists of the period and illustrated some of the most important French periodicals and botanical publications of the day. A student of Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) he worked alongside and collaborated with Pierre-Joseph Redoute. (1759-1840) Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 in. Condition: Minor foxing, staining and light toning.
Neue Auctions
Dec. 05, 2020
Pancrace Bessa, Four Hand Tinted Copperplate Engravings, Botanicals
Est: $300 - $500
Pancrace Bessa (French 1772-1846) Four Hand Tinted Copperplate Engravings, comprising; "Phylica Orientalis" "Cestrum Parqui" "Onosima Giganteum" "Borbonia Crenata" c.1820-40, printed by Barrois, and Baroy, all double conservation matted. Pancrace Bessa was one of the most important botanical and natural history artists of the period and illustrated some of the most important French periodicals and botanical publications of the day. A student of Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) he worked alongside and collaborated with Pierre-Joseph Redoute. (1759-1840) Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 in. Condition: Minor foxing, staining and light toning.
Neue Auctions
Dec. 05, 2020
Pancrace Bessa, Four Hand Tinted Copperplate Engravings, Botanicals
Est: $300 - $500
Pancrace Bessa (French 1772-1846) Four Hand Tinted Copperplate Engravings, comprising; "Kennedia Monophylla", "Nandina Domestica" "Lachenalia Punctata", "Euricles Coronata" c.1820-40, printed by Marchant, Barrois, Dennel, and Baroy, all double conservation matted. Pancrace Bessa was one of the most important botanical and natural history artists of the period and illustrated some of the most important French periodicals and botanical publications of the day. A student of Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) he worked alongside and collaborated with Pierre-Joseph Redoute. (1759-1840). Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 in. Condition: Minor foxing, staining and light toning.
Neue Auctions
Nov. 04, 2020
PANCRACE BESSA "Aster Calendulaefolius", "Laguna squanamosa", "Frandescantia Virginica" and "Gesneria fearful"
Est: €420 - €560
All qualified and signed in plate. Engravings made by Barrois after the original drawings made in Bessa for his work "Herbier général de l'amateur..." published in several volumes between 1814 and 1824 in Paris. .Four hand-colored copper engravings
Ansorena
Nov. 04, 2020
PANCRACE BESSA "Solanum reclinatum", "Erica cerinthoïdec", "Buphthalmum frutescens" y "Homalium racemosum"
Est: €420 - €560
All qualified and signed in plate. Engravings made by Barrois, Le Jeune and Goulet after the original drawings made in Bessa for his work "Herbier général de l'amateur..." published in several volumes between 1814 and 1824 in Paris. .Four hand-colored copper engravings
Ansorena
Oct. 30, 2020
Entourage de Pancrace BESSA (1772-1835)
Est: €150 - €300
Entourage de Pancrace BESSA (1772-1835) Les deux pommes Aquarelle sur papier contrecollé 13 x 25 cm Petites mouillures sur les bords
Gros-Delettrez
Sep. 22, 2020
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846)
Est: £300 - £500
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846) STILL LIFE OF SPARROWS signed and dated l.r. Bessa . 1827 watercolour 28 x 20 cm / 11 x 8 in
Olympia Auctions
Sep. 19, 2020
Alexandre Clement (nach Pancrace Bessa), Pfirsiche / Weintrauben. Um 1900.
Est: €150 - €180
Alexandre Clement um 1775 – letzte Erw. 1843 Pancrace Bessa 1772 Paris – 1846 Écouen Kupferstiche in Punktiermanier, altkoloriert, auf Papier. Unterhalb der Darstellungen typografisch bezeichnet re. "Clement sculp." bzw. "Lambert freres sculpt." und li. "P. Bessa pinx. Nach Zeichnungen von Pancrace Bessa in: "Fleurs et fruits. Graves et colories sur les peintures aquarelles faites d apres nature" Paris und London, 1808, erschienen im Verlag Danlos aine & Victor Delarue. Spaetere Abzuege von der originalen Platte mit dem Wasserzeichen der "Librairie Dorbon-Aîne" u.re.
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden OHG
Jun. 24, 2020
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846) NATURE MORTE AUX DEUX MOINEAUX Aquarelle gouachée Signé et daté en bas à droite "1827" Petits tro...
Est: €400 - €600
PANCRACE BESSA (1772-1846) NATURE MORTE AUX DEUX MOINEAUX Aquarelle gouachée Signé et daté en bas à droite "1827" Petits trous d’aiguilles dans le haut Still life with two sparrows, gouache watercolour, signed and dated "1827" on the lower lower right 28 x 20 CM • 11 X 7 7/8 IN. €400-600
Tajan
Jun. 16, 2020
Pancrace BESSA Paris, 1772 - Ecouen, 1846 Deux abricots sur une branche Aquarelle et rehauts de gomme arabique
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Pancrace BESSA Paris, 1772 - Ecouen, 1846 Deux abricots sur une branche Aquarelle et rehauts de gomme arabique Signée ''P. Bessa.'' en bas à gauche et numérotée ''N°. 4. x'' en bas à droite, à la plume et encre brune Two Apricots on a branch, watercolour with gum arabic, signed, by P. Bessa h: 24,70 w: 19,50 cm
Artcurial
Jun. 16, 2020
Pancrace BESSA Paris, 1772 - Ecouen, 1846 Deux pêches Aquarelle
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Pancrace BESSA Paris, 1772 - Ecouen, 1846 Deux pêches Aquarelle Annotée et datée 'P. Bessa 1827' au crayon au verso Two peaches, watercolour, inscribed and dated, by P. Bessa h: 18,40 w: 23,20 cm Provenance : Atelier de l'artiste ; Resté dans sa famille, château de Castelnau dans le Roussillon, jusque dans les années 1990 ; Vente anonyme ; Paris, Christie's, 16 novembre 2008, n° 458 ; Collection privée, Londres Estimation 3 000 - 4 000 €
Artcurial
Nov. 16, 2019
PANCRACE BESSA (FRENCH, 1772-1835) SALVIA LEONUROIDE Tempera and graphite on paper: 10 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PANCRACE BESSA (FRENCH, 1772-1835) SALVIA LEONUROIDE Tempera and graphite on paper: 10 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. Framed; lower left signed: P Bessa; Note: One of the most notable 19th Century painters of flowers and fruit, Bessa studied with and then collaborated with Redoute. He contributed to some of the most famous botanical illustration works of all time including Description des Plantes cultivees a Malmaison a Navarre. Bessa's most notable work is L'Herbier Generale de L'Amateur, by Mordant de Launey and Loiseleur Longchamp, 1810-1837. His colors are saturated and his technique is superb.
Potomack Company
Nov. 14, 2019
Pancrace BESSA (1772-1846) Nature morte aux deux moineaux
Est: €800 - €1,200
Pancrace BESSA (1772-1846) Nature morte aux deux moineaux Aquarelle gouachée Signé et daté en bas à droite "1827" Petites trous d’aiguilles dans le haut Still life with two sparrows, gouache watercolour, signed and dated lower right "1827", 28 x 20 CM • 11 X 7 7/8 IN. €800-1,200
Tajan
Aug. 31, 2019
Bessa - 49 Botanical Engravings
Est: $600 - $1,000
This charming botanical engraving is from Pancrace Bessa’s work L'Herbier Generale de L'Amateur. The work was published in Paris in 1820. Bessa is one of the greatest botanical artists of the 19th century. He learned from the renowned Pierre J. Redoute. Herbier General is considered his finest work and had the support of the Duchesse de Berry.
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