Lorenzo Lotto
Portrait Of An Architect
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 416.750 GBP
Price realised: 416.750 GBP
Description
Lorenzo Lotto
VENICE CIRCA 1480 - 1556 LORETO
PORTRAIT OF AN ARCHITECT
oil on canvas
86.5 x 117 cm.; 34 x 46 in.
Antonio Fidanza, Milan; | From whom purchased by James Irvine on behalf of Sir William Forbes, 7th Baronet of Pitsligo (1773–1828), of Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, on 2 July 1827, in Milan, for 50 Louis (as a Portrait of Sansovino by Titian); | By descent to his son Sir John Stuart Hepburn-Forbes, 8th Baronet of Pitsligo (1804–1866); | By inheritance to his son-in-law Charles Trefusis, 20th Baron Clinton (1834–1904); | Thence by descent
VENICE CIRCA 1480 - 1556 LORETO
PORTRAIT OF AN ARCHITECT
oil on canvas
86.5 x 117 cm.; 34 x 46 in.
Antonio Fidanza, Milan; | From whom purchased by James Irvine on behalf of Sir William Forbes, 7th Baronet of Pitsligo (1773–1828), of Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, on 2 July 1827, in Milan, for 50 Louis (as a Portrait of Sansovino by Titian); | By descent to his son Sir John Stuart Hepburn-Forbes, 8th Baronet of Pitsligo (1804–1866); | By inheritance to his son-in-law Charles Trefusis, 20th Baron Clinton (1834–1904); | Thence by descent
A top price for Lorenzo Lotto
In December 2016 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Masters Evening Sale, which included the work Portrait Of An Architect by Lorenzo Lotto. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 416,750.00 (€ 487,248.37), 39% above the upper estimate. With this result, Portrait Of An Architect is even the most expensive work of art by Lorenzo Lotto that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Lorenzo Lotto
Im Dezember 2016 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait Of An Architect von Lorenzo Lotto zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 416.750,00 (€ 487.248,37) und damit 39% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Portrait Of An Architect sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Lorenzo Lotto, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Lorenzo Lotto - Auction history
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