Patel rediscovery soars to $270,000
Estimated at just $5000-8000, a rediscovered work by the 17th century French landscape artist Pierre Patel the Elder (1605-76) soared to $270,000 (£207,800) plus 26% buyer’s premium at Doyle in New York on November 10.
An Italian Landscape with a Goatherd and other Figures near a Classical Ruin was deemed a fine example of the fanciful views of Italy that Patel painted in the 1640s.