Andrea Vaccaro
Lot And His Daughters
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Including Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth, Lot 22
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2012
Including Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth, Lot 22
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Andrea Vaccaro
NAPLES 1604 - 1670
LOT AND HIS DAUGHTERS
bears a false Ribera signature and date lower right: Joseph de Ribera hispanus/ F. 16[3?]7
oil on canvas, on an old (possibly original) stretcher
179.5 by 257.5 cm.; 70 3/4 by 101 3/8 in.
With Gennaro Improta, via Santa Caterina a Chiaia 21, Naples, in the 19th century; | Acquired from the above by the grandfather of the present owners in Naples, on 2nd June 1896 (according to the original handwritten bill of sale still in possession of the family; see fig. 1), and shipped by him directly to Alexandria, Egypt, and subsequently, in 1927, to Athens, Greece; | Thence by family descent.
NAPLES 1604 - 1670
LOT AND HIS DAUGHTERS
bears a false Ribera signature and date lower right: Joseph de Ribera hispanus/ F. 16[3?]7
oil on canvas, on an old (possibly original) stretcher
179.5 by 257.5 cm.; 70 3/4 by 101 3/8 in.
With Gennaro Improta, via Santa Caterina a Chiaia 21, Naples, in the 19th century; | Acquired from the above by the grandfather of the present owners in Naples, on 2nd June 1896 (according to the original handwritten bill of sale still in possession of the family; see fig. 1), and shipped by him directly to Alexandria, Egypt, and subsequently, in 1927, to Athens, Greece; | Thence by family descent.
A top price for Andrea Vaccaro
The work Lot And His Daughters by Andrea Vaccaro was sold in the Including Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth auction at Sothebys in London in December 2012. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 289,250.00 (€ 356,725.58), 61% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Lot And His Daughters the most expensive artwork by Andrea Vaccaro that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Andrea Vaccaro
Die Arbeit Lot And His Daughters von Andrea Vaccaro wurde im Dezember 2012 in der Auktion Including Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 289.250,00 (€ 356.725,58) und damit 61% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Lot And His Daughters zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Andrea Vaccaro, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Andrea Vaccaro - Auction history
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