Christie's New York
January 30, 2013
Sale 2672
Lot 41, "View of the Campidoglio, Rome, and Lot 42, "View of Saint Peter's Square, Rome," both by Giovanni Paolo Panini, oil on canvas, 46 3/4 by 49 1/2 inches and 46 3/4 by 48 1/2 inches, respectively, 1750
By
Carter B. Horsley
The Jaunary 30, 2013 Old Master Paintings auction at Christie's New York is highlighted by a beautiful pair of Roman scenes by Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765), a lovely painting by Francois Boucher, a strong work by Watteau, and a nice portrait by Sir Anthony Van Dyck.
The Paninis show view of the Campidoglio and Saint Peter's Square (Lots 41 and 42, respectively) and measure about 46 3/4 by 49 inches each and were executed in 1750. They were once in the collection of Helen Hull, the former Mrs. Vincent Astor, of New York. Lot 41 has an estimate of $3,000,000 to $5,000,000. Lot 41 sold for $3,442,500 including the buyer's premium as do all results mentioned in this article. Lot 42 has an estimate of $2,000,000 to $3,000,000. It sold for $2,098,500.
The catalogue entry notes that the paintings were "important vedute...originally installed...in the seat of the Holbech family, Farnborough Hall, Warwickshire (National Trust)." The entry said that another Holbech Panini is now in a private collection in New York.
The Jaunary 30, 2013 Old Master Paintings auction at Christie's New York is highlighted by a beautiful pair of Roman scenes by Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765), a lovely painting by Francois Boucher, a strong work by Watteau, and a nice portrait by Sir Anthony Van Dyck.
The Paninis show view of the Campidoglio and Saint Peter's Square (Lots 41 and 42, respectively) and measure about 46 3/4 by 49 inches each and were executed in 1750. They were once in the collection of Helen Hull, the former Mrs. Vincent Astor, of New York. Lot 41 has an estimate of $3,000,000 to $5,000,000. Lot 41 sold for $3,442,500 including the buyer's premium as do all results mentioned in this article. Lot 42 has an estimate of $2,000,000 to $3,000,000. It sold for $2,098,500.
The catalogue entry notes that the paintings were "important vedute...originally installed...in the seat of the Holbech family, Farnborough Hall, Warwickshire (National Trust)." The entry said that another Holbech Panini is now in a private collection in New York.
Lot 22, "L'Amour moissonneur," by Francois Boucher, oil on canvas, 36 1/4 by 38 12 inches
Lot
22, "L'Amour moissonneur," is a charming oil on canvas by Francois
Boucher (1703-1770). It measures 36 1/4 by 38 1/2 inches and
was
once in the collection of Alfred de Rothschild of Seamon
Place,
London. It has a modest estimate of $300,000 to $400,000.
It sold for
$386,500.
Lot 37, "La Declaration,"by Antoine Watteau, oil on copper, 8 1/2 by 6 3/4 inches
Lot
37 is a very fine oil on copper by Antoine Watteau (1684-1721),
It measures 8 1/2 by 6 3/4 inches. It has
an estimate of $500,000 to $700,000. It sold for $602,500.
Lot 38, "The Embroiderer," by Jean-Siméon Chardin, oil on canvas transferred from panel, 7 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches
Lot
38 is a lovely small painting by Jean-Siméon Chardin (1699-1779).
Entitled "The Embroiderer," it is an oil on canvas trasferred
from panel that measures 7 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches. It has an
estimate of $3,000,000 to $4,000,000. It sold for $4,002,500.
Lot 4, "Summer," by Jacob Grimmer, oil on panel, 17 3/8 by 24 1/4 inches
Lot
4 is a very pleasant work by Jacob Grimmer (1525/6-1590) entitled
"Summer." An oil on panel, it measures 17 3/8 by 24 1/4
inches. It has an estimate of $150,000 to $250,000. It sold for $326,500.
Lot
18 is an excellent small landscape by Salomon van Ruysdael of peasants
on a dune. An oil on panel, it measures 15 7/8 by 22 3/4
inches
and is dagted 1629. It has an estimate of $400,000 to
$600,000.
It sold for $482,500.
Lot
17 is am excellent portrait of a cavalier by Sir Anthony Van Dyck
(1599-1641). An oil on panel, it measures 28 1/2 by 21 3/4
inches. It was formerly in the collection of Baron Nathaniel
de
Rothschild (1836-1905), Vienna, and was confiscated during the German
occupation and then returned to the heirs and then was at the Kimbell
Art Foundation in Fort Worth,Texas. It has an estimate of
$500,000 to $700,000. It
sold for $542,500. When
it was offered at Sotheby's New York in January 2000, it had a
conservative estimate of $150,000 to $200,000 and sold for
$442,500.
See The City Review article on Renaissance auction at Christie's New York Winter 2013
See The City Review article on Old Masters auction at Sotheby's New York Winter 2013
See
The
City Review article on the
Important Old Masters auction at Sotheby's New York Winter 2012
See The City Review article on the Important Old Masters auction at Sotheby's Winter 2011
See The City Review article on the Important Old Masters auction at Sotheby's Winter 2010