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Elisabetta Sirani
Portia Wounding Her Thigh
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art, Lot 44
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2008
Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art, Lot 44
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2008
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 USD
Price realised: 505.000 USD
Price realised: 505.000 USD
Description
Elisabetta Sirani
BOLOGNA 1638 - 1665
PORTIA WOUNDING HER THIGH
signed lower left and dated ELISAB.A SIRANI F. 1664
oil on canvas
39 3/4 by 54 3/4 in.; 101 by 138 cm.
Simone Tassi, Bologna, by whom commissioned from the artist in 1664 (see note), from whose Estate acquired in 1675 by; | Ludovico Foschi, Bolgona, until his death in 1696; | Bonfiglioli collection, Bologna (from an old handwritten label on the reverse); | With Wildenstein, New York; | Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Lady"), London, Christie's, December 11, 1984, lot 80; | With Spencer A. Samuels Gallery, New York; | From whom acquired by the p
BOLOGNA 1638 - 1665
PORTIA WOUNDING HER THIGH
signed lower left and dated ELISAB.A SIRANI F. 1664
oil on canvas
39 3/4 by 54 3/4 in.; 101 by 138 cm.
Simone Tassi, Bologna, by whom commissioned from the artist in 1664 (see note), from whose Estate acquired in 1675 by; | Ludovico Foschi, Bolgona, until his death in 1696; | Bonfiglioli collection, Bologna (from an old handwritten label on the reverse); | With Wildenstein, New York; | Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Lady"), London, Christie's, December 11, 1984, lot 80; | With Spencer A. Samuels Gallery, New York; | From whom acquired by the p
A top price for Elisabetta Sirani
In January 2008 Sothebys in New York held the auction Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art, which included the work Portia Wounding Her Thigh by Elisabetta Sirani. Here, the upper estimate of USD 500,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 505,000.00 (€ 340,273.57). With this result, Portia Wounding Her Thigh is even the most expensive work of art by Elisabetta Sirani that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Elisabetta Sirani
Im Januar 2008 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portia Wounding Her Thigh von Elisabetta Sirani zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 500.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 505.000,00 (€ 340.273,57) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Portia Wounding Her Thigh sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Elisabetta Sirani, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.