At the auction on January 29 - February 1 in New York were set records for works by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (11.4 million dollars), Hans Memling (4.1 million) and other

Old Masters Auction Sotheby's, which took place in the period from January 29 to February 1 in New York, in the amount brought little more than $ 80 million. The two-day auction of paintings and sculptures by the Old Masters on January 31 and February 1, especially interested in painting Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, "Susanna and the Elders" 1751. For the painting of the Italian Rococo and Neoclassical fought five clients at once, scattered the hammer price up to 11.4 million (estimate: 9.6 million). This is a record price for the product Batoni.

for his work on the board of Hans Memling's "Christ Blessing the" paid a record 4.1 million dollars (estimated 1-1.5 million). The last 150 years, the picture held in an English private collection, and until recently was totally unknown scientist community.

noted Co-Chair of the Department of Sotheby's Old Master George Waechter (George Wachter), in past auctions have shown themselves particularly active buyers from Russia, traded for French and Italian art of the XVIII century.

Watercolor by Joseph Mallord William Turner " Heidelberg with a Rainbow "(1840) was bought for 4.56 million dollars. And the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston bought the painting by Jean Honore Fragonard "Goddess Aurora conquering Night" for $ 3.8 million (estimate 1.8-2.5 million).

addition were set records for works by Francois Boucher ("Sleeping Bacchante, fearful satire", $ 2 million), Pietro Longhi ("Elephant", 1.31 million dollars), Jean-Baptiste Greuze ("Cabin Fever, or peddler rosary", 1 million), and Gerard van Spandonka, two floral still lifes which were sold for a total of 1.65 million dollars.

deserves mention Auction of Giancarlo collection Baroni (29 and 30 January 2013). Works from the collection of the renowned collector of Old Masters brought a total of 13.86 million dollars (estimate 8,4-12,1 million). But Baroni collected not just the old masters. The top lot of the auction, for example, has become pastel French artist Eva Gonzales "bridesmaid" in 1879. Small (45 x 37) graphics work four times higher than the estimate of 400-600 thousand dollars and was sold for 2.546 million dollars.

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources : artinvestment.ru