Benvenuto Tisi

Four Studies of Saint John The Baptist Holding A Lamb

Found at Christies, London
Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, Lot 1
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2006
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 42.000 GBP
Benvenuto Tisi, il Garofalo (Ferrara 1481-1559)
Four studies of Saint John the Baptist holding a lamb
pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, on light brown paper, upper left corner made up
5½ x 8 3/8 in. (137 x 214 mm.)

Artwork auctioned at eight times the upper estimate price

The work Four Studies of Saint John The Baptist Holding A Lamb by Benvenuto Tisi Garofalo was worth GBP 42,000.00 (€ 61,483.08) to a buyer in July 2006. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master and 19th Century Drawings at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Benvenuto Tisi Garofalo have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Saint Jerome in the Wilderness in December 2010 with an auction result of GBP 265,250.00 (€ 307,689.20).

Kunstwerk zum Achtfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit Four Studies of Saint John The Baptist Holding A Lamb von Benvenuto Tisi Garofalo war einem Käufer im Juli 2006 GBP 42.000,00 (€ 61.483,08) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master and 19th Century Drawings bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Benvenuto Tisi Garofalo auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Saint Jerome in the Wilderness im Dezember 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 265.250,00 (€ 307.689,20).

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