Mantegna, Andrea
Bacchanal with Silenus (Bartsch 20; Martineau 75)
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow, Lot 253
9. Apr - 10. Apr 2013
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow, Lot 253
9. Apr - 10. Apr 2013
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Description
MANTEGNA, Andrea. (circa 1431-1503)
Bacchanal with Silenus (Bartsch 20; Martineau 75)
engraving, early 1470s, watermark Small Jug with Cross (Briquet 12502, dated Troyes 1533), a good but somewhat later
impression, probably printed in Fontainebleau, lower left and right corners with narrow margins, otherwise trimmed just
inside the platemark, the subject remarkably complete, in comparatively good condition, framed
S. 12½ x 18 in. (320 x 455 mm.)
Bacchanal with Silenus (Bartsch 20; Martineau 75)
engraving, early 1470s, watermark Small Jug with Cross (Briquet 12502, dated Troyes 1533), a good but somewhat later
impression, probably printed in Fontainebleau, lower left and right corners with narrow margins, otherwise trimmed just
inside the platemark, the subject remarkably complete, in comparatively good condition, framed
S. 12½ x 18 in. (320 x 455 mm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
In April 2013 Christies in New York held the auction The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow, which included the work Bacchanal with Silenus (Bartsch 20; Martineau 75) by Andrea Mantegna. The »bidding war« ended at USD 27,500.00 (€ 20,883.96), 38% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Andrea Mantegna achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Triumph Of Alexandria in January 2020 with an auction result of USD 11,654,000.00 (€ 10,505,724.33).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Im April 2013 führte Christies in New York die Auktion The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow durch, in der auch die Arbeit Bacchanal with Silenus (Bartsch 20; Martineau 75) von Andrea Mantegna zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 27.500,00 (€ 20.883,96) und damit 38% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Andrea Mantegna erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Triumph Of Alexandria im Januar 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 11.654.000,00 (€ 10.505.724,33).
Andrea Mantegna - Auction history
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