Evening auction Christie's «Old Masters and Art of the XIX century" - today!
evening held auctions auction house Christie's «Old Masters and Art of the XIX century". The sale will feature 68 paintings, drawings and watercolors, spanning more than 600-year history of European art. Top-lot auction is the canvas of Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Pieter Paul Rubens, 1577-1640) «The commander, ready for the battle" from assembly Spencer family (эстимейт 12.8 million pounds). From the same collection on auction exhibited painting by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Giovanni Fracesco Barbieri), also known as Guercino (Guercino, 1591-1666), titled "King David" (estimate 5-8 million pounds). Total estimeyt all put up for auction lots is 32 970 000-50 210 000 pounds.
expectations of the organizers of the auction based on the successful results of similar auction held in December 2009: total revenue from them amounted to 68 380 250 pounds (112,417,131 dollars), which is the highest price index for auction in this category. During the auction set new world records on the work of artists such as Raphael (Raffaello Santi, 1929 2 million pounds /47.9 million dollars), Rembrandt (Rembrandt, 20,2 million pounds /33,2 million dollars) and Domenichino (Domenichino, 9,2 million pounds /15,2 million dollars).
Richard Knight (Richard Night), head of the International Department of Art and Old Masters paintings of the XIX century »Christie's, and Paul Reyson (Paul Rayson), head of London's Department of Art and Old Masters paintings XIX century »Christie's:« The market of classical art continues to demonstrate sustained growth, as it appears an increasing number of collectors from around the world. Inspired by the assured results of the December auction and especially record sales of works by Raphael, Rembrandt and Domenichino, the upcoming auction, we have prepared an impressive collection of outstanding works. A special honor for us to put for sale are two paintings from the collection of family Spencer - canvases by Rubens, and Guercino. Both works feature outstanding quality. The same can be said of the rare portrait by George Pentz (Georg Pencz )».
Top lots of trades :
canvas by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) " The commander, ready for the battle "(estimate 8-12 million pounds) - one of the recent acquisitions of family Spencer: it is complete your collection estates Oltorp only in 1802. Subsequently, the fabric was used as a desyudeporta, adorning the wall above the front entrance.
original painting attributed to Rubens' pupils, and that as such, was listed in the inventory of the property Oltorpa produced in 1802, but later most of the researchers agreed that the canvas was painted by the master himself. It was included in the consolidated catalog Corpus Rubenianum, published in Antwerp.
Cloth Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, better known as Guercino ( 1591-1666), "King David" (estimate 5-8 million pounds) was purchased by John Earl Spencer I (John I Spenser) in Rome, through the Scottish artist and art dealer Gavin Hamilton (Gavin Hamilton) in 1768. The canvas, which depicts the figure of the Old Testament prophet of King David, was written in 1651 by order of Giuseppe Locatelli (Giuseppe Locatelli) Locatelli for the palazzo, located in Cesena, and subsequently purchased specifically to decorate the living room Spencer Hausa.
discreet classicism paintings match restrained and at the same time, the rich interiors of London mansion, on which in 1759-1765 worked as a famous English architect James Stewart "Athens» (James Stewart). By purchasing the canvas has been placed in a carved gilt frame, designed by Stewart himself. The picture was in Spencer House until 1920, when the seventh Earl of Spencer was faced with financial difficulty, force a tough decision to move from the mansion and transporting art collections in Oltorp.
«Portrait of the Zygmunt Baldinger" (estimate 5-8 million pounds) of the brush of George Pentz (1500 - 1550) was owned by a family posing artist gentleman Baldinger over 376 years, until not purchased one of the most famous Hungarian collectors of the early twentieth century, most of the works from the collection which now accounts for a large part Exposure Budapest Museum of Fine Arts.
To date, this work - an indisputable masterpiece of the Northern Renaissance - is considered one of the most prominent portraits Pentz, a famous admirer and follower creativity Albrecht Durer (Albrecht Dürer). In his works Pentz Germany's combined realism with the Italian avant-garde approach to composition. During his life Pentz wrote portraits of the most prominent figures of the Nuremberg society.
Among the later works of Venetian masters of the era Quattrocento Giovanni Bellini (Giovanni Bellini, 1431/6-1516) work "Madonna and Child in a landscape" is one of the most outstanding works. Compositionally, the painting decided so that the figure of Christ is as if by the figure of Our Lady and the spectator, and the latter should bow their knees in obeisance. The first mention of the work is found in the list of meeting the 1 st Earl Dudley (1817-1885), a famous collector. The last time the painting was exhibited publicly in 1955.
Natasha's "Portrait of Anna Sophia, Countess of Carnarvon ', written around 1635 by Sir Anthony van Dyck (Anthony van Dyck, 1599-1641), is an excellent example of creativity Flemish masters (estimate 1,5-2 million pounds). According to the description of one of his contemporaries, Lady Carnarvon was a "lady unique wit and superb oratorical skills. With her husband, 1 st Earl Carnarvon, and his father, 4 th Earl of Pembroke, was intimately familiar with the royal court of Charles I, among whom Sir Anthony Van Dyck was the leading court painter.
revolutionary for its time, the work of Joaquin Sorolla and Bastide (Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, 1863-1923) «The girl on the beach" demonstrates the artist's amazing ability to transfer the slightest nuances of light and shadow (estimate 0,8-1,2 million pounds). The artist managed to capture one moment in all its diversity: a girl, going about their business, stopped halfway, something abstract, that is located outside the canvas, and her visible figure of a fisherman employed by its network. The work was created in 1910, when he was at the peak of his career.
in the auction will be submitted five paintings brush Mellorda Joseph William Turner (Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775-1851), in particularly watercolor "View Dunbar, East Lothian, estimeyt which is 200-300 thousand pounds.
Source: press release Christie's
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