Doménikos Theotokópoulos, Called El Greco

Saint Francis And Brother Leo In Meditation

Found at Christies, London
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 14
07.Dez - 07.Dez.2017
Estimate: 5.000.000 - 7.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.871.250 GBP
signed (?) 'doménikos theotokópolos e'poíei' (in cursive Greek, lower right, on the cartellino)
oil on canvas
43 ¼ x 25 3/8 in. (110 x 64.5 cm.)
Conde de Adanero, mid-19th century. | Marques de Castro Serna, 1902-8. | Conde de Campo Giro, 1927. | Marques de Albayda. | Anonymous sale [Property of a Family]; Christie's, London, 13 December 1996, lot 129, where acquired by the present owner.

Auction result well in line with expectations

In December 2017 Christies in London held the auction Old Masters Evening Sale, which included the work Saint Francis And Brother Leo In Meditation by Doménikos Theotokópoulos. It changed hands for a price of GBP 6,871,250.00 (€ 7,732,585.36) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 5,000,000.00 – 7,000,000.00. Other works by Doménikos Theotokópoulos have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July 2013 the work Saint Dominic In Prayer was auctioned for GBP 9,154,500.00 (€ 10,460,611.84).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Dezember 2017 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Saint Francis And Brother Leo In Meditation von Doménikos Theotokópoulos zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 6.871.250,00 (€ 7.732.585,36) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 5.000.000,00 – 7.000.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Doménikos Theotokópoulos konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli 2013 die Arbeit Saint Dominic In Prayer für GBP 9.154.500,00 (€ 10.460.611,84) versteigert.

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