ravalé

English translation: unsold

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French term or phrase:	ravalé
English translation:	unsold
Entered by:	Chris Maddux

07:41 Sep 3, 2014

French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Report on urban and street art

French term or phrase: ravalé

On a report about the market in street and urban art in 2014, talking about works that have not sold when presented for auction. What is the correct English word, please? Context: "six œuvres ... dont quatre vendues et deux **ravalées**"; "Résultat : 38 % de lots **ravalés** et un chiffre d’affaires de 737 609 €, tout de même." Thanks in advance for any help!

Nicky Over KudoZ activity Questions: 375 (1 open) (32 closed without grading) Answers: 58 United Kingdom
Local time: 10:47

unsold

Explanation:
Two unsold paintings to be recataloged for a later date.

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Chris Maddux
United States
Local time: 02:47

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4 +4

Withdrawn (from sale)

Helene Tammik

depreciated

ozgurtackin

3 +1

unsold

Chris Maddux

Summary of reference entries provided

price contraction/ depreciation

Verginia Ophof

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5 mins confidence:

depreciated

Explanation:
Since it's an art context, I beleive that the depreciation of artistic works were meant here Nicky. Depreciated, devaluated. IMO of course.

Reference: http://www.linternaute.com/dictionnaire/fr/definition/ravale...

ozgurtackin
Canada
Local time: 05:47
Native speaker of: Turkish

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

unsold

Explanation:
Two unsold paintings to be recataloged for a later date.

Chris Maddux
United States
Local time: 02:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thanks for your help.

43 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Withdrawn (from sale)

Explanation:
This is the term usually used in auctions when an item doesn't reach its reserve price and the owner doesn't want to let it go for too low a price.

Helene Tammik
Local time: 11:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Reference comments

5 hrs

Reference: price contraction/ depreciation

Reference information:
ZHANG Huan constitue un autre cas de sévère contraction des prix ..............puis après des décotes successives, se voyait ravalé à une estimation basse de 150 000 $ le 15 mai 2013 chez Christie's New York (vendue l'équivalent de 358 000 $ le 28 octobre 2007 chez Borobudur à Singapour).

Example sentence(s):

ZHANG Huan constitue un autre cas de sévère contraction des prix avec, par exemple, son fameux ensemble de 9 photographies intitulé Family Tree, qui atteignait 358 000 $ aux enchères en 2007, puis après des décotes successives, se voyait ravalé à

Reference: http://fr.artprice.com/artmarketinsight/966/Top+10+up+and+do...

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

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