Benedetto Caliari
The Finding Of Moses
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 316
28. Apr - 28. Apr 2021
Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 316
28. Apr - 28. Apr 2021
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 189.000 GBP
Price realised: 189.000 GBP
Description
The Property of a Private Collector
Benedetto Caliari
Verona 1538 - 1598 Venice
The Finding of Moses
inscribed with inventory number lower left: 59.
oil on canvas
unframed: 148 x 239.5 cm.; 58¼ x 94¼ in.
framed: 184.9 x 276.8 cm.; 72¾ x 109 in.
Private collection, Germany, circa 1830–40, having been acquired in Southern Europe or Germany; | Thence by descent until anonymously sold (‘Property of a Nobleman’), London, Christie's, 7 July 2017, lot 115, where acquired.
Benedetto Caliari
Verona 1538 - 1598 Venice
The Finding of Moses
inscribed with inventory number lower left: 59.
oil on canvas
unframed: 148 x 239.5 cm.; 58¼ x 94¼ in.
framed: 184.9 x 276.8 cm.; 72¾ x 109 in.
Private collection, Germany, circa 1830–40, having been acquired in Southern Europe or Germany; | Thence by descent until anonymously sold (‘Property of a Nobleman’), London, Christie's, 7 July 2017, lot 115, where acquired.
A top price for Benedetto Caliari
The work The Finding Of Moses by Benedetto Caliari was worth GBP 189,000.00 (€ 217,404.99) to a buyer in April 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 50,000.00 many times over. This high result makes The Finding Of Moses the most expensive artwork by Benedetto Caliari that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Benedetto Caliari
Die Arbeit The Finding Of Moses von Benedetto Caliari war einem Käufer im April 2021 GBP 189.000,00 (€ 217.404,99) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 50.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Finding Of Moses zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Benedetto Caliari, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Benedetto Caliari - Auction history
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