Carlo Cignani
An Allegory of the Five Senses
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master to Master: The Nelson Shanks Collection, Lot 143
21. Dec - 27. Jan 2022
Master to Master: The Nelson Shanks Collection, Lot 143
21. Dec - 27. Jan 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Carlo Cignani
Bologna 1628 - 1719 Forlì
An Allegory of the Five Senses
oil on canvas
canvas: 57 1/4 by 67 1/2 in.; 145.4 by 171.4 cm.
framed: 67 3/4 by 79 1/4 in.; 172 by 201.2 cm.
Lord Heytesbury, Wiltshire; | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 24 February 1912, lot 115 (as C. Cignani); | With Howard and Sons; | Hare Collection, United Kingdom, by 26 April 1912; | St. Mary's Church, Detroit; | By whom sold at auction (managed by Mary E. O'Connor), Detroit, Sacred Heart Seminary, 22 September 1976, lot 330-323; | There acquired.
Bologna 1628 - 1719 Forlì
An Allegory of the Five Senses
oil on canvas
canvas: 57 1/4 by 67 1/2 in.; 145.4 by 171.4 cm.
framed: 67 3/4 by 79 1/4 in.; 172 by 201.2 cm.
Lord Heytesbury, Wiltshire; | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 24 February 1912, lot 115 (as C. Cignani); | With Howard and Sons; | Hare Collection, United Kingdom, by 26 April 1912; | St. Mary's Church, Detroit; | By whom sold at auction (managed by Mary E. O'Connor), Detroit, Sacred Heart Seminary, 22 September 1976, lot 330-323; | There acquired.
A top price for Carlo Cignani
The work An Allegory of the Five Senses by Carlo Cignani was sold in the Master to Master: The Nelson Shanks Collection auction at Sothebys in New York in January last year. It achieved a price of USD 327,600.00 (€ 292,186.94), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 64%. This high result makes An Allegory of the Five Senses the most expensive artwork by Carlo Cignani that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Carlo Cignani
Die Arbeit An Allegory of the Five Senses von Carlo Cignani wurde im Januar letzten Jahres in der Auktion Master to Master: The Nelson Shanks Collection bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 327.600,00 (€ 292.186,94) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 64%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht An Allegory of the Five Senses zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Carlo Cignani, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Carlo Cignani - Auction history
