Federico Barocci
Head of Saint John the Evangelist, an oil study for The Entombment of Christ in the church of Santa Croce, Senigallia
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 65
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2009
Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 65
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2009
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 1.762.500 USD
Price realised: 1.762.500 USD
Description
Federico Barocci Urbino c. 1535-1612
Head of Saint John the Evangelist, an oil study for The Entombment of Christ in the church of Santa Croce, Senigallia
oil on paper laid down on canvas
15½ x 11¾ in. 39.4 x 29.9 cm.
Head of Saint John the Evangelist, an oil study for The Entombment of Christ in the church of Santa Croce, Senigallia
oil on paper laid down on canvas
15½ x 11¾ in. 39.4 x 29.9 cm.
A top price for Federico Barocci
This artwork by Federico Barocci achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2009. In the Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture auction, the work Head of Saint John the Evangelist, an oil study for The Entombment of Christ in the church of Santa Croce, Senigallia sold for USD 1,762,500.00 (€ 1,376,522.96) - well above the upper estimate of USD 600,000.00. This high result makes Head of Saint John the Evangelist, an oil study for The Entombment of Christ in the church of Santa Croce, Senigallia the most expensive artwork by Federico Barocci that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Federico Barocci
Dieses Kunstwerk von Federico Barocci erzielte im Januar 2009 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Head of Saint John the Evangelist, an oil study for The Entombment of Christ in the church of Santa Croce, Senigallia für USD 1.762.500,00 (€ 1.376.522,96) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 600.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Head of Saint John the Evangelist, an oil study for The Entombment of Christ in the church of Santa Croce, Senigallia zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Federico Barocci, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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