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Nuovo record modiale per Albrecht Dürer

Lot 50 Albrecht Dürer The Rhinoceros (B. 136; M., Holl. 241; S.M.S. 241) woodcut with letterpress text, 1515, watermark Anchor in Circle (M. 171), a very good impression of this rare and important woodcut, first edition (of eight), with the complete letterpress text above, with thread margins or trimmed to the borderline at left and right, trimmed just inside the borderline below and to the text above, a small abrasion in the monogram, otherwise in good condition S. 9¼ x 11¾ in. (235 x 298 mm.) Price Realized $866,500 Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

 

Lot 42. Albrecht Dürer
Melencolia I. (B. 74; M., Holl. 75; S.M.S. 71)
engraving, 1514, without watermark, a very fine, rich Meder IIa impression, printing very darkly in the shadows, on a large sheet with wide margins, with inky plate edges in places, with a horizontal central crease, mostly visible in the margins and verso, some pale scattered foxing in the margins, in excellent condition
P. 9 3/8 x 7 7/16 in. (239 x 189 mm.)
S. 13 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (341 x 270 mm.)
Estimate $400,000 – $600,000

 29 gennaio 2013, New York, Christie’s

31/01/2013 – La vendita “Albrecht Dürer: Masterpieces from a Private Collection” ha realizzato $6,002,750 (£3,781,733/€4,442,035) con un venduto del 76% per lotto. Il top lot è stato “The Rhinoceros”, che è stato aggiudicato per  $866,500 (£545,895/€641,210), realizzando un nuovo record mondiale per l’artista

Lot 50
Albrecht Dürer
The Rhinoceros
(B. 136; M., Holl. 241; S.M.S. 241)
woodcut with letterpress text, 1515, watermark Anchor in Circle (M. 171), a very good impression of this rare and important woodcut, first edition (of eight), with the complete letterpress text above, with thread margins or trimmed to the borderline at left and right, trimmed just inside the borderline below and to the text above, a small abrasion in the monogram, otherwise in good condition
S. 9¼ x 11¾ in. (235 x 298 mm.)
Price Realized $866,500
Estimate $100,000 – $150,000

Richard Lloyd, International Department Head, Prints, ha commetato: “We are very pleased with the results of this remarkable collection, which saw tremendous prices for several lots including, The Rhinoceros, which far exceeded the presale estimate when it soared to $866,000, setting a world auction record for Albrecht Dürer. The sale saw competitive bidding from private clients and the trade from both the United States and Europe. We are looking forward to continuing Old Masters week with tomorrow’s sales of Old Master Paintings Part I and Renaissance.”

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Inizia con questa vendita l’Old Master Week di Christie’s: “Capolavori di  Albrecht Dürer da una collezione privata”. In calendario per il 29 gennaio per un’apertura in pompa magna dell’annuale appuntamento newyorkese dedicato ai Dipinti antichi. 

In catalogo 62 lotti. Questa collezione privata è una delle più importanti raccolte di stampe mai apparsa prima in asta. Presenti stampe incisioni e xilografie che raffigurano soggetti sia sacri che profani. La stima si aggira sui 4.6 milioni di dollari.

Tra i lotti più importanti “Melencolia I” (stima: $400,000-600,000), un’incisione del 1514. Il soggetto probabilmente è un’allegoria delle malinconia, ma la sua iconografia non usuale ha aperto diverse discussioni tra gli storici dell’arte.  Nel sedicesimo secolo il temperamento malinconico era associato al genio e alla ricerca della conoscenza.

Top Lot  “Sant’Eustachio” del 1501 circa presentato con una stima a richiesta.

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Lot 30
Albrecht Dürer
Saint Eustace
(B. 57; M., Holl. 60; S.M.S. 32)
engraving, circa 1501, watermark High Crown (M. 20), a superb, early Meder b impression, very rich and black, yet printing with astonishing clarity, with burr in the trees and elsewhere, with thread margins on three sides, trimmed on or just within the platemark below but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the subject, laid down along the edges onto an 18th century album sheet, a small surface abrasion on the muzzle of the second dog from the right, generally in very good, original condition
P. 14 x 10¼ in. (357 x 260 mm.)
S. 14 1/8 x 10 15/16 in. (358 x 262 mm.)

 

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