Christie's New York
January 30, 2013
Sale 2675
Lot 71, "Head of a Bearded Man in Profile facing left, probably a self-portrait," by Girolamo Francesco Mazzola, Il Parmigianino, traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink, 6 1/2 by 4 3/4 inches
By
Carter B. Horsley
This auction of Old Master Drawings at Christie's New York January 30, 2013 is highlighted by a very fine work by Parmigianino, and excellent drawings by Tiepolo, Boucher, Gainsborough, Ingres and Claude Lorrain.
Lot 71 is a superb "Head of a Bearded Man in Profile, facing west, probably a self-portrait" by Girolamo Franceso Mazzola, Il Parmigianino (1503-1540). A black chalk, pen and brown ink, it measures 6 1/2 by 4 3/4 inches. It was once in the collection of Thomas Howard, the 2nd Earl of Arundel, and the Duke of Devonshire and the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement and has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the British Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It has a modest estimate of $300,000 to $500,000. It sold for $722,500 including the buyer's premium as do all results mentioned in this article.
Of the 164 offered lots, 117, or 71 percent, sold for $16,544,625.
On December 5, 2012, Sotheby's in London sold a drawing of "Head of a Young Apostle" by Raphael for $47.8 million, the record for a drawing sold at auction as well as a record for the artist.
Lot 79, "Portrait of Caroline, 4th Duchess of Marlborough, half-length, in a blue and white dress," by Thomas Gainsborough, pastel on green-brown paper, 12 5/8 by 9 5/8 inches
Lot 111, "Studies of Heads, including those of a young woman and profiles of Orientals, with a subsidiary study of a farm," by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, black chalk, pen and brown ink, ink gall damage, 11 1/4 by 8 inches
Lot 75, "Punchinelli preparing a meal of gnocchi and parmesan cheese,"by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, 7 3/4 by 11 1/4 inches
This auction of Old Master Drawings at Christie's New York January 30, 2013 is highlighted by a very fine work by Parmigianino, and excellent drawings by Tiepolo, Boucher, Gainsborough, Ingres and Claude Lorrain.
Lot 71 is a superb "Head of a Bearded Man in Profile, facing west, probably a self-portrait" by Girolamo Franceso Mazzola, Il Parmigianino (1503-1540). A black chalk, pen and brown ink, it measures 6 1/2 by 4 3/4 inches. It was once in the collection of Thomas Howard, the 2nd Earl of Arundel, and the Duke of Devonshire and the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement and has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the British Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It has a modest estimate of $300,000 to $500,000. It sold for $722,500 including the buyer's premium as do all results mentioned in this article.
Of the 164 offered lots, 117, or 71 percent, sold for $16,544,625.
On December 5, 2012, Sotheby's in London sold a drawing of "Head of a Young Apostle" by Raphael for $47.8 million, the record for a drawing sold at auction as well as a record for the artist.
Lot 79, "Portrait of Caroline, 4th Duchess of Marlborough, half-length, in a blue and white dress," by Thomas Gainsborough, pastel on green-brown paper, 12 5/8 by 9 5/8 inches
Lot
79 is a superb pastel on green-brown paper of a "Portrait of Caroline,
4th Duchess of Marlborough, half-length, in a blue-and-white dress," by
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788). It measures 12 5/8 by 9 5/8
inches. It has an estimate of 4400,000 to $600,000. It sold for $2,434,500, a world
auction record for a work on paper by the artist.
Lot 111, "Studies of Heads, including those of a young woman and profiles of Orientals, with a subsidiary study of a farm," by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, black chalk, pen and brown ink, ink gall damage, 11 1/4 by 8 inches
Lot
111 is a great drawing of "Studies of Heads, including those
of a young woman and
profiles of Orientals, with a subsidiary study of a farm," by Giovanni
Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804). The black chalk, pen
and brown ink, ink gall damage measures, 11
1/4 by 8 inches. It has a modest estimate of $15,000 to
$20,000. It sold for
$37,500.
Lot 75, "Punchinelli preparing a meal of gnocchi and parmesan cheese,"by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, 7 3/4 by 11 1/4 inches
Lot
75, "Punchinelli preparing a meal of gnocchi and parmesan cheese,"by
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770), is a black chalk, pen and brown
ink, brown wash that measures
7 3/4 by 11 1/4 inches. The catalogue notes that there are
more than two dozen Punchinello drawings by the artist. It
has an estimate of $300,000 to $400,000. It sold for $542,500.
Lot 67, "A Sea Nymph," by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, 11 by 5 1/8 inches
Lot
67 is a fine black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash of "A Sea
Nymph" by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804). It measures
11 by 5 1/8 inches. It has an estimate of $7,000 to $10,000.
It sold for
$7,500.
Lot 122, "A Wooded Landscape," by Claude Gellée, called Claude Lorrain, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on blue paper, 8 7/8 by 11 7/8 inches
Lot
122 is a very strong pen and brown ink with brown wash heighted with
white on blue paper of "A Wooded Landscape" by Claude Gellée, callled
Claude Lorrain (1600-1682). It measures 8 7/8 by11 7/8
inches. The catlaogue says that it was probably in the
collection of Queen Christina of Sweden. It has an estimate
of $500,000 to $800,000. It
sold for $6,130,500, a world auction record for the artist.
Lot 85, "Comtesse Charles d'Agoult, née Marie d'Agoult, and her daughter, Claire d'Agoult,"by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, penicl heightened with white and touches of yellow watercolor, 19 by 15 5/8 inches
Lot
85 is a large pencil drawing heightened with white and touches of
yelllow watercolor by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) of
Comtesse Charles d'Agoult, née Marie d'Agoult, and her daughter,Claire
d'Agoult." It measures 19 by 15 5/8 inches. It has been
widely exhibited and published. It has an estimate of $1,500,000 to
$2,500,000. It
sold for $1,930,500. a world auction record for the artist for a work
on paper.
Lot 106,"Saint Jerome," by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Il Guercino, red chalk, 7 1/2 by 10 inches
Lot
106 ia very fine red chalk drawing of Saint Jerome by Guercino
(1591-1666). It measures 7 1/2 by 10 inches. It has an
estimate of $30,000 to $50,000. It sold for $68.500.
Lot 14, "A Reclining Female Nude," by Francois Boucher, red and white chalk, 11 3/4 by 16 1/2 inches
Lot 14 is a beautiful red and
white chalk drawing a reclining nude female by Francois Boucher.
It measures 11 3/4 by 16 1/2 inches and has been exhibited at
The Frick Collection and the Kimbell Museum. It has an
estimate of $150,000 to $250,000. It
failed to sell.
Lot 32, "Cupid with His Bow and Arrows," attributed to Cristoforo Roncalli, Il Pomarancio, red and black chalk, 10 3/4 by 7 5/8 inches
Lot
32 is the perfect art for a bachelor's bedroom, "Cupid with his Bow and
Arrows." A red and black chalk, it measures 10 3/4 by 7 5/8
inches. It is attributed to Cristoforo Roncalli, Il
Pomarancio (circa 1553-1626). It has an estimate of $12,000
to $18,000. It
sold for $31,250.
Lot 154,"Paxos," by Edward Lear, pencil, pen and ink and watercolor heightened with touches of bodycolor, on buff paper, 14 3/4 by 21 1/2 inches
Lot
154, "Paxos," is an extremely strong and interesting pencil, pen and
ink and watercolor heightened with touches of bodycolor on
buff paper by Edward Lear (1812-1888). It measures 14 3/4 by
21 1/2 inches. It has an estimate of $25,000 to
$35,000. It
sold for $40,000.
Lot 88, "Le défenseur," by Honoré-Victorin Daumier, pen and black and red ink, twoshades of gray wash, 7 5/8 by 9 3/8 inches
Lot
88 is a very fine drawing of a defense attorney by Honoré-Victorin
Daumier (1808-1879). The pen and black and red ink with two
shades of gray wash measures 7 5/8 by 9 3/8 inches. It was
once in the collection of the Hon. Ronald Lauder of New York
It has an estimate of $200,000 to $300,000. It sold for
$314,500.
See The City Review article on the Important Old Masters auction at Christie's New York Winter 2013
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