Michele Rocca, Called Parmigianino
The Temptation of Adam and Eve; and The Expulsion from Paradise
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 779
29.Okt - 29.Okt.2019
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 779
29.Okt - 29.Okt.2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
oil on canvas
18 3/8 x 13 ½ in. (46.7 x 34.3 cm.)
(2)a pair
Ludwig and Charlotte Flörsheim, Munich, probably acquired in Vienna between 1925 and 1927; | Confiscated from the above by the Gestapo, 24 November 1938; | recovered by the Monuments Fine Arts and Archives Section from the Beuerberg Monastery (Beuerberg Nos. 30, 35) and transferred to the Munich Central Collection Point, 23 July 1946 (Mu. Nos. 36021, 36026); | transferred to the Wiesbaden Central Collection Point, 29 June 1949; | restituted to Ludwig and Charlotte Florsheim, New York, 19 Decemb
18 3/8 x 13 ½ in. (46.7 x 34.3 cm.)
(2)a pair
Ludwig and Charlotte Flörsheim, Munich, probably acquired in Vienna between 1925 and 1927; | Confiscated from the above by the Gestapo, 24 November 1938; | recovered by the Monuments Fine Arts and Archives Section from the Beuerberg Monastery (Beuerberg Nos. 30, 35) and transferred to the Munich Central Collection Point, 23 July 1946 (Mu. Nos. 36021, 36026); | transferred to the Wiesbaden Central Collection Point, 29 June 1949; | restituted to Ludwig and Charlotte Florsheim, New York, 19 Decemb
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Michele Rocca achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in October 2019. In the Old Master Paintings and Sculpture auction, the work The Temptation of Adam and Eve; and The Expulsion from Paradise sold for USD 47,500.00 (€ 42,581.80) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Michele Rocca; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Rinaldo and Armida sold at auction in May 2003 with the realized price of EUR 66,920.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Michele Rocca erzielte im Oktober 2019 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Paintings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit The Temptation of Adam and Eve; and The Expulsion from Paradise für USD 47.500,00 (€ 42.581,80) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Michele Rocca; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Rinaldo and Armida im Mai 2003 mit dem Hammerpreis von EUR 66.920,00.
Michele Rocca - Auction history
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