Comparable Sales
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum
José Costa y Bonells (died l870), Called Pepito
ca. 1810
Market Intelligence
Observed sale facts, comparable evidence, artist index history and modeled research remain separate.
Last known price
$90,000
Dealer purchase · Aug 16, 1929
-25.0% vs previous observed sale
Matched price history · normalized USD · Foundry provisional
$90K1918
$120K1929
$90K1929
Last known price$90,0003 matched observed sales
Observed median$90,000
Observed sales3
Artist index116.7
1929-08-16Dealer purchase$90,000.00
1929-07-01Dealer sale$120,000.00
1918-04-01Dealer sale$90,000.00
Artist index contextLatest public build 116.7 · base 100 · n=2.Artist-level context is not an artwork valuation.
Evidence ranked
Provenance
PublicJosé Costa y Bonells (until d. 1870)
José Costa y Bonells (until d. 1870)
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his niece, Matilde de Quesada y Bayo, Condesa de Gondomar (1870–1904
his niece, Matilde de Quesada y Bayo, Condesa de Gondomar (1870–1904
sold to Trotti)
sold to Trotti)
[Galerie Trotti, Paris, 1904–6
[Galerie Trotti, Paris, 1904–6
sold to Knoedler]
sold to Knoedler]
[Knoedler, New York and London, 1906
[Knoedler, New York and London, 1906
Source provenance text
José Costa y Bonells (until d. 1870); his niece, Matilde de Quesada y Bayo, Condesa de Gondomar (1870–1904; sold to Trotti); [Galerie Trotti, Paris, 1904–6; sold to Knoedler]; [Knoedler, New York and London, 1906; sold to Simpson]; Mr. and Mrs. John W. Simpson, New York (1906–17); [Knoedler, New York, 1917–18]; Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh (1918; sold to Knoedler ); [Knoedler, New York, 1918; sold for $90,000 to Plant]; Mr. and Mrs. Morton F. Plant, New York (until his d. in 1918); Mrs. Morton F. Plant, later Mrs. William Hayward, New York (1918–29); [Knoedler, New York, 1929]; Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Williams, New York (1929–until his d. in 1953); Mrs. Harrison Williams, Paris, later Mona, Countess Bismarck (1953–61)
The Metropolitan Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Exhibitions
PublicSource exhibition text
José Costa y Bonells (until d. 1870); his niece, Matilde de Quesada y Bayo, Condesa de Gondomar (1870–1904; sold to Trotti); [Galerie Trotti, Paris, 1904–6; sold to Knoedler]; [Knoedler, New York and London, 1906; sold to Simpson]; Mr. and Mrs. John W. Simpson, New York (1906–17); [Knoedler, New York, 1917–18]; Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh (1918; sold to Knoedler ); [Knoedler, New York, 1918; sold for $90,000 to Plant]; Mr. and Mrs. Morton F. Plant, New York (until his d. in 1918); Mrs. Morton F. Plant, later Mrs. William Hayward, New York (1918–29); [Knoedler, New York, 1929]; Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Williams, New York (1929–until his d. in 1953); Mrs. Harrison Williams, Paris, later Mona, Countess Bismarck (1953–61)
The Metropolitan Museum of Artconfidence 100%
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Sourced Overview Evidence
The dazzling whites of this child’s elaborate costume, tailored in imitation of a soldier’s uniform, set him apart from the additional military references guised as toys: a horse, drum, and rifle with fixed bayonet. This extraordinary portrait is most closely related to works that Goya painted shortly after 1810 and seems to allude to the Spanish War of Independence (1808–14). Known by the nickname Pepito, the sitter was the son of Rafael Costa de Quintana, doctor to King Ferdinand VII; his mother was the daughter of Jaime Bonells, doctor to the Alba family, important patrons of Goya’s.
The Metropolitan Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Evidence state
3 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 19 structured provenance events · 1 structured exhibitions.
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