Titian's painting was sold for 16.9 million dollars
Yesterday in New York has successfully passed the Old Masters auction Sotheby's. Painting "The Holy interview" was the most expensive work of Titian, sold ever at a public auction. Were installed and other records
yesterday in New York, at an auction Sotheby's «Painting and Sculpture of the Old Masters» Titian's painting" The Holy interview. The Virgin and Child with St. Luke and Catherine of Alexandria » was sold for 16.9 million dollars (estimate of 15-20 million dollars). This is the highest price achieved by the product of Titian at a public auction (the previous record price was recorded in 1991: the painting "Venus and Adonis" went for 13.6 million dollars).
| Oak. 1560 Oil on canvas. 127.8 x 169,7 Sotheby's. 01/27/2011. Lot № 156 Estimate: 15-20 million dollars Result: 16.9 million dollars Source: |
"The Holy interview" - one of the few multi-figure compositions of Titian, still in private hands, and her appearance at a public auction was an event. New owner of the painting became a collector from Europe who made bets on the phone.
total of the morning session auction at Sotheby's earned 78.6 million dollars, which exceeded its upper estimate for the total 4.6 million. In addition to Titian, were installed and other records - in particular, the monumental painting brush Claude Joseph Vernet (Claude-Joseph Vernet) «View from the beach houses, ships and figures" fought six candidates who raised his price to $ 7 million in more than three times the upper estimate: Lot of 2 million. As a result landscape for a record price for the products purchased Vernet art consultant Carol Strawn (Carol Strone), speaking on behalf of a private American collector.
| Oil on canvas. 162.6 x 261 Sotheby's. 01/27/2011. Lot № 183 Estimate: 1,5-2 million dollars Result: $ 7 million Source: |  Joachim VTEVAL (EYTEVAL) Adam and Eve copper, oil. 38.5 x 28,7 Sotheby's. 01/27/2011. Lot № 177 Estimate: 0,8-1,2 million dollars Result: 6.2 million dollars Source: |
Hitherto unknown to the Dutch mannerist Vtevala Joachim (Joachim Wtewael) «Adam and Eve" found a new buyer for 6.2 million dollars - a record for the artist's works of this amount, five times the upper estimate of 1.2 million pictures .
 GUERRA DAM Old woman sitting at the window with a jar of porridge Oil on board. 51.5 x 41 Sotheby's. 01/27/2011. Lot № 151 Estimate: 2-3 million dollars Result: 5.3 million dollars Source: |
Another record was set in a work by Dutch artist Gerrit Daw (Gerrit Dou). His "old lady sitting by the window with a jar of porridge," just like the six buyers. As a result, the work was sold for 5.3 million dollars (estimate 2-3 million dollars).
| Oil on canvas. 149 x 112 Sotheby's. 01/27/2011. Lot № 141 Estimate: 1,2-1,8 million Result: 2.99 million dollars Source: |
leaf "Scientist at work surrounded by people with masks," Willem van der Vliet (Willem van der Vliet) - one of six well-known researchers of his works on historical subjects. The price is the hammer in 2.99 million dollars and was a record (estimate 1,2-1,8 million).
| Oil on board. 87 x 64,8 Sotheby's. 01/27/2011. Lot № 113 Estimate: 0,3-0,4 million Result: 2.1 million dollars Source: |
On the product of the Italian mannerist Perino del Vaga (Perino del Vaga) «The Holy Family with young John the Baptist" was not less than five applicants, the most generous of which was the Metropolitan Museum, has paid for a painting with the estimate of 300-400 thousand dollars more 2 million. This result beat the previous record set just a day earlier, when the auction at Sotheby's Old Master drawing all the same Met paid for the "Jupiter and Juno," Perino del Vaga 782.5 thousand dollars.
As the shopper painting Vernet Carol Strawn, "the Old Masters market, it seems, is entering a new phase: the enthusiasm of collectors from all over the world is growing." A Parisian consultant Etienne Breton (Etienne Breton) this auction seemed the most successful of those that he had seen in 25 years of experience in this field. "Buy American, European museums and the Louvre in Abu Dhabi. For many clients this is the last chance to buy the reference work ", - said Breton.
With regard to auction the" old masters and paintings of the XIX century »Christie's on Jan. 26, here the results were not as impressive. Total revenue trades totaled 36.7 million dollars, lower than the overall estimate 39-56 million. Top-lot, as expected, was the picture of Luke Karlevarisa "View to the west of Venice pier": work was sold for $ 4 million - a record price for works by this artist.
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