Francesco Solimena
Abraham and Melchizedek above a roundel of Fortitude
Estimate: 50.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 125.000 GBP
Price realised: 125.000 GBP
Description
oil on canvas
21 5/8 x 42 ½ in. (54.8 x 107.9 cm.)
with Colnaghi, London, by 1958. | Professor Michael Jaffé, and by descent to the present owners.
21 5/8 x 42 ½ in. (54.8 x 107.9 cm.)
with Colnaghi, London, by 1958. | Professor Michael Jaffé, and by descent to the present owners.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work Abraham and Melchizedek above a roundel of Fortitude by Francesco Solimena was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2019. It achieved a price of GBP 125,000.00 (€ 147,735.37), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Francesco Solimena - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Finding Of Moses, which sold at auction in January 2008 for USD 825,000.00 (€ 555,892.46).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Abraham and Melchizedek above a roundel of Fortitude von Francesco Solimena kam im Dezember 2019 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 125.000,00 (€ 147.735,37) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Für andere Arbeiten von Francesco Solimena mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Finding Of Moses beobachtet, die im Januar 2008 für USD 825.000,00 (€ 555.892,46) versteigert wurde.
Francesco Solimena - Auction history
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