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The Collection of A. Alfred Taubman: Old Masters

27 January 2016 | 6:00 PM EST | New York

SALE TOTAL

24,128,750USD
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  • 20
    Valentin de Boulogne
    The crowning with thorns
    LOT SOLD.5,178,000USD
  • 62
    Thomas Gainsborough R.A.
    The Blue Page
    LOT SOLD.3,250,000USD
  • 8
    Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael
    Profile Portrait of Valerio Belli, bust length, facing left
    LOT SOLD.3,250,000USD
  • 50
    Bernardo Bellotto
    Venice, a view of the Grand Canal looking East from the Campo di San Vio, to the left the Palazzo Correr
    LOT SOLD.3,010,000USD
  • 30
    Matthias Stomer
    Christ disputing with the doctors
    LOT SOLD.2,650,000USD
  • 12
    Domenico Beccafumi
    Madonna and child with the infant Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Siena
    LOT SOLD.1,210,000USD
  • 26
    Hendrick Maertensz. Sorgh
    A musical company in an interior
    LOT SOLD.610,000USD
  • 31
    Pietro Berrettini, called Pietro da Cortona
    Christ and the woman taken in adultery
    LOT SOLD.490,000USD
  • 49
    Pietro Bellotti
    Venice, the grand canal at the entrance to the Cannaregio with the church of San Geremia and the Palazzo Labia
    LOT SOLD.490,000USD
  • 25
    Jan Lievens
    Half-length portrait of a gentleman, facing left
    LOT SOLD.394,000USD
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Sale Number: N09458 Lots : 67

SALE TOTAL

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The first of Sotheby's Masters Week January 2016 auctions, The Collection of A. Alfred Taubman: Old Masters achieved a strong total of $24.1 million. Valentin de Boulogne's The Crowning of Thorns led the sale at $5.2 million, soaring above its high estimate of $2 million and setting a new record for the artist at auction. Painted in Rome around 1615, the impressive work – measuring nearly 5 feet tall – is among the first known pictures painted by Valentin de Boulogne, Caravaggio’s most accomplished French follower and arguably his greatest acolyte. A masterpiece of Baroque naturalism, The Crowning of Thorns was just one of five paintings that broke artist records that evening. Other highlights of the sale include a prolonged battle between two determined bidders for Raphael's Portrait of Valerio Belli, which fetched $3.3 million, and the sale of Thomas Gainsborough's The Blue Page at $3.3 million.

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Mr. Taubman’s impressive collection of Old Masters ranges from rare pieces by Renaissance artists Raphael and Dürer – two of the most iconic names in the history of art – to a stunning view of Venice by Bernardo Bellotto. He also put together one of the strongest groups of Italian Baroque material in private hands, as well as a number of classic 18th century British pictures, such as the freely painted Blue Page by Thomas Gainsborough.

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Old Master Paintings
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+44 20 7293 5420
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Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 5414
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Cristiana Romalli
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+44 20 7293 5493
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Andrew Fletcher
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Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 6205
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Alberto Chiesa
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Old Master Paintings
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drs. Martine Lambrechtsen
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Old Master Paintings
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Seth Armitage
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19th Century European Art
+1 212 606 7140
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19th Century European Art
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