Gaspar van Wittel
Two Views Of Rome: The Arch Of Septimius Severus With The Temple Of Saturn; And The Colosseum With The Arch Of Constantine
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 392.750 GBP
Price realised: 392.750 GBP
Description
Gaspar van Wittel, called Vanvitelli
AMERSFOORT 1652/3 - 1736 ROME
TWO VIEWS OF ROME: THE ARCH OF SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS WITH THE TEMPLE OF SATURN; AND THE COLOSSEUM WITH THE ARCH OF CONSTANTINE
Quantity: 2
both signed with initials and dated; the first located and dated on a pillar, lower left: ROMA / 1703 / C.V.W; the second indistinctly dated on a fragment of column, bottom centre: 170[3] / GVW
a pair, both oil on canvas
the former: 46.1 x 74 cm.; 18 1/8 x 29 1/8 in.
the latter: 45.8 x 74.3 cm.; 18 x 29 1/4 in.
Private collection, Paris, where acquired by | Sir Charles Clore (1904–1979), London, after 1966; | Sold posthumously ('The Property of the late Sir Charles Clore's Charitable, Personal Settlement'), Sotheby's, London, 11 December 1985, lot 14, for £63,800; | Private collection; | Anonymous sale ('From a Private Collection'), New York, Christie's, 11 January 1989, lot 104, for $242,000; | With the Walpole Gallery, London; | From whom acquir
AMERSFOORT 1652/3 - 1736 ROME
TWO VIEWS OF ROME: THE ARCH OF SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS WITH THE TEMPLE OF SATURN; AND THE COLOSSEUM WITH THE ARCH OF CONSTANTINE
Quantity: 2
both signed with initials and dated; the first located and dated on a pillar, lower left: ROMA / 1703 / C.V.W; the second indistinctly dated on a fragment of column, bottom centre: 170[3] / GVW
a pair, both oil on canvas
the former: 46.1 x 74 cm.; 18 1/8 x 29 1/8 in.
the latter: 45.8 x 74.3 cm.; 18 x 29 1/4 in.
Private collection, Paris, where acquired by | Sir Charles Clore (1904–1979), London, after 1966; | Sold posthumously ('The Property of the late Sir Charles Clore's Charitable, Personal Settlement'), Sotheby's, London, 11 December 1985, lot 14, for £63,800; | Private collection; | Anonymous sale ('From a Private Collection'), New York, Christie's, 11 January 1989, lot 104, for $242,000; | With the Walpole Gallery, London; | From whom acquir
Upper estimate price exceeded by 31 %.
The work Two Views Of Rome: The Arch Of Septimius Severus With The Temple Of Saturn; And The Colosseum With The Arch Of Constantine by Gaspar van Wittel was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2017. It achieved a price of GBP 392,750.00 (€ 438,248.69), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 31%. Admittedly, works by Gaspar van Wittel have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, from the Bacino; and The Entrance to the Grand Canal, with the Santa Maria della Salute in July 2003 with an auction result of GBP 1,517,250.00 (€ 1,983,148.05).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 31 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Two Views Of Rome: The Arch Of Septimius Severus With The Temple Of Saturn; And The Colosseum With The Arch Of Constantine von Gaspar van Wittel kam im Juli 2017 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 392.750,00 (€ 438.248,69) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 31%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Gaspar van Wittel auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, from the Bacino; and The Entrance to the Grand Canal, with the Santa Maria della Salute im Juli 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.517.250,00 (€ 1.983.148,05).
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