Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Carceri d’Invenzione
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master Prints, Lot 218
25.Jan - 25.Jan.2017
Old Master Prints, Lot 218
25.Jan - 25.Jan.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
the complete set of 16 etchings with engraving, circa 1749-61, on laid paper, most sheets with watermark Fleur-de-Lys in Double Circle (Robison 36), good, strong, atmospheric impressions from the Second Edition, Third Issue, published by the artist, Rome, circa 1765 -74, with the plate numbers in Roman numerals but before the second round of re-work (the final plate was never re-worked), with wide margins, the lower or left sheet edges occasionally trimmed slightly unevenly, with the usual centr
Plates 543 x 413 mm., Sheets 765 x 630 mm. (and similar)
(16)
With B. Weinreb, London. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Plates 543 x 413 mm., Sheets 765 x 630 mm. (and similar)
(16)
With B. Weinreb, London. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.
This artwork by Giovanni Battista Piranesi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2017. In the Old Master Prints auction, the work Carceri d’Invenzione sold for USD 87,500.00 (€ 81,063.55) - well above the upper estimate of USD 50,000.00. Admittedly, works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An architectural fantasy: the entrance to a palace with a monumental staircase by a fountain in January 2001 with an auction result of USD 358,000.00 (€ 384,615.38).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Giovanni Battista Piranesi erzielte im Januar 2017 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Prints wurde die Arbeit Carceri d’Invenzione für USD 87.500,00 (€ 81.063,55) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 50.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Giovanni Battista Piranesi auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An architectural fantasy: the entrance to a palace with a monumental staircase by a fountain im Januar 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 358.000,00 (€ 384.615,38).
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