Painting by Willem van de Velde the Younger was the top lot of Sotheby's auction
The scene of the sea battle brush Dutch artist sold for 5.3 million pounds. Total yesterday's auction of Sotheby's old masters brought 32.3 million pounds
last night at auction Sotheby's «Old Masters' top lot was the Dutch painter Willem Marina van de Velde the Younger," Putting the ship "Royal Prince" », reflecting one of the episodes memorable for the Dutch navy four battles with the English fleet in 1666. Van de Velde depicted the moment of surrender of the British flagship «Royal Prince». Naval battle scene, does not appear at public auction for more than 30 years, the auction house estimated at 1.5-2 million pounds. Nine-minute battle for the marina rates ended with a score of 5.3 million pounds. So much has put a Dutch collector, whose interests are represented in the hall of the dealer, William Nortman (William Noortman).
Other top lots Sotheby's auction include works by Lucas Cranach the Elder and Pieter Brueghel the Younger. "Faylichsky the altar" (1511-1512) Lucas Cranach the Elder from the collection of a German politician Konrad Adenauer was sold for 4.3 million pounds of correspondence buyer (estimate 4-6 million pounds). Cloth Pieter Brueghel the Younger, "The Battle of Carnival and Lent," written by the artist on the grounds of the eponymous 1559 brush his father, contains more than 100 characters. In 1989 it bought the work at Christie's for 2.7 million dollars. yesterday, "The Battle of Carnival and Lent" was sold for 4.5 million pounds (estimate 4-6 million pounds).
unexpected was the sale of works by Italian artist Orazio Bordzhani "Christ among the Doctors' (about 1610) for 3.4 million pounds. results exceeded five times the lot estimate 400-600 thousand pounds. Works by this artist rarely appear at auction - can hardly be counted a dozen put up for Auction. Yesterday's sale broke the previous record of personal Bordzhani 1998 to 133.5 thousand pounds.
| Campo San Giacomo di Rialto, in Venice Sotheby's. 4.07.2012 Estimate: 300-500 thousand pounds Result: 1.9 million pounds Source: |
One of the highlights of the evening was recently found by a graphic work of Canaletto "Campo San Giacomo di Rialto, Venice." This clever brown ink drawing, pen and gray watercolor depicts a well-known for its banking services to the Venetian Piazza San Giacomo di Rialto. owners are not exposed to it in 1876. work was estimated at 300-500 thousand pounds, and in the struggle for it among the six contenders for the winner came Swiss collector David Lachenmann - picture by Canaletto got him for 1.9 million pounds.
A summary of Sotheby's auction was 32.3 million pounds - the result is quite modest compared with revenues of similar to Christie's auction on July 3, which earned a record $ 85.1 million lbs .
Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI
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