CHRISTIE’S. New York, 25/26 gennaio 2012
“Old Master Paintings Part I” ha realizzato $34,339,750/ £22,077,265/ €26,533,569 e “The Art of France” $10,016,000/ £6,439,356/ €7,739,142.
Nicholas Hall, Co-Chairman of Old Masters & 19th Century Art, comments: “The Old Master Paintings sales saw success across a wide variety of genres including 18th century Italian views, the Dutch golden age, Flemish Baroque, as well as French Rococo, as demonstrated by Fragonard and Watteau. We are particularly pleased with prices achieved for the rediscovered or reattributed works in the sale by Gerrit Dou, Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Thomas de Keyser, and the Portrait of a gentleman by Frans Hals from the Collection of Elizabeth Taylor. Additionally, between the two sales today, eleven paintings sold in excess of $1 million. We look forward to the continuation of the sales tomorrow.”
Lotto 38, Giambattista Tiepolo (Venice 1696-1770 Madrid)
The Arrival of Henry III at the Villa Contarini,
stima: $4,000,000 – 6,000,000,
aggiudicato a: $ 5,906,500
(Top price della vendita “Old master paintings Part I”)
Old Master Paintings Part I
25 gennaio 2012
Sale Total: 34,339,750 (U.S. dollars)
Art of France
25 gennaio 2012 ore 14:00
Sale Total: 10,016,000 (U.S. dollars)
Old Master Drawings
26 gennaio 2012 ore 10:00
Sale Total: 3,058,875 (U.S. dollars)
Old Master Paintings Part II
26 gennaio 2012 ore 14:00
Sale Total: 4,400,750 (U.S. dollars)
Old Master Paintings Part I
New York – Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Sale no: 2534 – Top Ten
| Lots Sold: 42 | Lots Offered: 59 | Sold by Lot: 71% | Sold by $: 70% |
| Lot | Description | Estimate ($) | Purchase Price |
| 38 | Giambattista Tiepolo(Venice 1696-1770 Madrid) The Arrival of Henry III at the Villa Contarini |
$4,000,000 – $6,000,000 | $ 5,906,500£ 3,797,330€ 4,563,822 |
| 49 | Gerrit Dou(Leiden 1613-1675) A young lady playing a clavichord |
$1,000,000 – $2,000,000 | $ 3,330,500£ 2,141,201€ 2,573,404 |
| 15 | Sir Anthony van Dyck(Antwerp 1599-1641 London) A rearing stallion |
$2,500,000 – $3,500,000 | $ 2,546,500£ 1,637,162€ 1,967,624 |
| 14 | Sir Peter Paul Rubens(Siegen, Westphalia 1577-1640 Antwerp) The Assumption of the Virgin |
$2,000,000 – $3,000,000 | $ 2,434,500£ 1,565,157€ 1,881,084 |
| 20 | Frans Hals(Antwerp 1581/5-1666 Haarlem) Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a black coat |
$700,000 – $1,000,000 | $ 2,098,500£ 1,349,140€ 1,621,464 |
| 32 | Gaspar van Wittel called Vanvitelli(Amersfoort 1652/3-1736 Rome) View of the Bacino di San Marco, Venice, from the Grand Canal |
$1,000,000 – $1,500,000 | $ 1,538,500£ 989,112€ 1,188,765 |
| 13 | Thomas de Keyser(Amsterdam 1596/7-1667) Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a brown doublet and ruff |
$300,000 – $500,000 | $ 1,482,500£ 953,109€ 1,145,495 |
| 16 | Pieter Brueghel II(Brussels 1564/5-1637/8 Antwerp) The Birdtrap |
$600,000 – $800,000 | $ 1,082,500£ 695,946€ 836,423 |
| 40 | Andrea Locatelli(Rome 1695-1741) The Roman Forum |
$300,000 – $500,000 | $ 1,082,500£ 695,946€ 836,423 |
| 39 | Gaspar van Wittel called Vanvitelli(Amersfoot 1652/3-1736 Rome) The Piazza Navona, Rome |
$700,000 – $1,200,000 | $ 1,022,500£ 657,372€ 790,063 |
The Art of France
| Sold: | $ 10,016,000 | £ 6,439,356 | € 7,739,142 |
| Lots Sold: 25 | Lots Offered: 44 | Sold by Lot: 57% | Sold by $: 52% |
| Lot | Description | Estimate ($) | Purchase price |
| 132 | Jean-Honoré Fragonard(Grasse 1732-1806 Paris) Le Jour (Day); La Nuit (Night) |
$2,000,000 – $3,000,000 | $ 3,666,500£ 2,357,218€ 2,833,023 |
| 112 | Jean-Antoine Watteau(Valenciennes 1684-1721 Nogent-sur-Marne, near Paris) The Union of Comedy and Music |
$800,000 – $1,200,000 | $ 902,500£ 580,223€ 697,341 |
| 144 | Louis-Léopold Boilly(La Bassee 1761-1845 Paris) A trompe-l’oeil with a cat and a wooden log through a canvas, fish hanging from the stretcher |
$150,000 – $250,000 | $ 842,500£ 541,649€ 650,981 |
| 129 | Jean-Baptiste Huet I(Paris 1745-1811) Une Caravanne |
$200,000 – $300,000 | $ 590,500£ 379,636€ 456,266 |
| 103 | School of Fontainebleauc1600 Gabrielle d’Estrés and her sister, the duchess of Villars | $120,000 – $180,000 | $ 542,500£ 348,777€ 419,177 |
| 101 | Corneille de la Haye called Corneille de Lyon(The Hague 1500/10-1575 Lyon) Portrait of the duc d’Étampes, bust-length, in a black tunic with a gold chain, white collar and plumbed black hat |
$150,000 – $200,000 | $ 434,500£ 279,343€ 335,728 |
| 110 | Attributed to Jean-Antoine Watteau(Valenciennes 1684-1721 Nogent-sur-Marne, near Paris) The Fortune Teller |
$60,000 – $80,000 | $ 422,500£ 271,628€ 326,456 |
| 138 | Louis-Léopold Boilly(La Bassée 1761-1845 Paris) Les Femmes se battent; and Les Hommes se disputent |
$250,000 – $350,000 | $ 386,500£ 248,483€ 298,640 |
| 105 | Nicolas de Largillierre(Paris 1656-1746) Portrait of Gaspard Gédéon Pétau, Seigneur de Maulette, half-length, in an embroidered blue waistcoat and a red velvet cape |
$80,000 – $120,000 | $ 338,500£ 217,624€ 261,551 |
| 128 | Jean-François de Troy(Paris 1679-1752 Rome) Bathsheba at her toilet |
$300,000 – $500,000 | $ 314,500£ 202,194€ 243,007 |
