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Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale

04 December 2013 | 7:00 PM GMT | London

SALE TOTAL

33,515,500GBP
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  • Quality comes first as global collectors vie for big names and unknown artists in Sotheby’s £33.5 million sale of Old Master & British Paintings.

  • Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
    Venice, A View of the Grand Canal and the Rialto Bridge; Venice, A View Of Piazza San Marco Looking East Towards The Basilica

    Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 9,602,500 GBP

  • Dante Gabriel Rossetti
    A Christmas Carol

    Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 4,562,500 GBP 

  • Sir Peter Paul Rubens
    Portrait Of A Gentleman, Half-Length, Wearing Black

    Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 3,218,500 GBP 

  • Frans Hals
    Portrait Of A Gentleman, Half-Length In Black With Lace Collar And Cuffs, And Wearing A Broad-Brimmed Black Hat

    Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 2,994,500 GBP

  • Aert van der Neer
    A Winter Landscape With Skaters And Kolf Players On A Frozen River By A Village

    Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 2,658,500 GBP 

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Sale Number: L13036 Lots : 48

SALE TOTAL

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OVERVIEW

The Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale is led by Canaletto’s breathtaking pair of views depicting two of Venice’s most familiar landmarks, St. Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge. Painted in 1738-1739 they belong to the finest moment in Canaletto’s career and indeed of Venetian view painting as a whole. The precision of Canaletto’s views is complemented by an highly animated and richly coloured view of St. Mark’s by his great rival Michele Marieschi. The auction additionally features a typically ebullient portrait by Frans Hals and a sublime frozen river landscape by one of the greatest practitioners of Dutch landscape painting, Aert van der Neer.

A particularly strong group of British paintings is highlighted by two extraordinary large-scale group portraits, of Mary May and her daughters, and Joseph May and their sons, by Angelica Kauffmann. A re-discovered jewel-like portrayal of Lucretia by Lucas Cranach the Elder and two remarkably powerful works by his son Lucas Cranach the Younger, a Crucifixion and a Virgin and Child, complete a sale rich in works from the 15th through to the 19th century. The sale will also feature three Victorian masterpieces from the Leverhulme Collection, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s iconic Christmas Carol.

RESULTS

With global participation from 22 countries, London’s December Old Master & British Paintings Evening sale achieved a total of £33,515,500.

The sale got off to a flying start when a Pietà by an unknown artist (a follower of Rogier van der Weyden) sold for £962,500 – nearly five times the low estimate. The top lot of the evening was a pair of supreme view paintings by Canaletto which achieved £9,602,500.

Russian underbidding helped drive Sir Peter Paul Rubens’ intriguing Portrait of a Gentleman, halflength, wearing black to £3,218,500. A new auction record was established for Dante Gabriel Rossetti when his A Christmas Carol from the Leverhulme Collection sold for £4,562,500.

Other highlights from the sale included Frans Hals’s ebullient Portrait of a Gentleman, which sold for £2,994,500, and a sublime frozen river landscape by Aert van der Neer that achieved £2,658,500.

Five artist records were set this evening for Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Pedro Núñez de Villavicencio, Joost Cornelisz, Droochsloot, Bernardo Polo and Simone del Tintore.

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Contact Information

Alexander Bell
Senior Director
International Department Head
Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 5420
alex.bell@sothebys.com
George Gordon
Co-Chairman, Worldwide Old Master Paintings & Drawings
Board Director
Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 5414
george.gordon@sothebys.com
James Macdonald
Senior Director, Worldwide
Head of Private Sales,
Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 6414
jamesv.macdonald@sothebys.com
Andrew Fletcher
Senior Director
Head of Department
Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 6205
andrew.fletcher@sothebys.com
Arabella Chandos
Senior Director
Senior Specialist
Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 5421
arabella.chandos@sothebys.com
Edoardo Roberti
Senior Director
Director of Continental Business
Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 5428
edoardo.roberti@sothebys.com
Julian Gascoigne
Director
Specialist
British Pictures 1550-1850
+44 20 7293 5482
julian.gascoigne@sothebys.com
Alexandra Corby
Senior Administrator
Modern & Post-war British Art
+44 20 7293 5456
alexandra.corby@sothebys.com
Alba King
Post-sale Manager
+44 20 7293 5220
alba.king@sothebys.com
   
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