Francesco Primaticcio
An Allegorical Figure Of Prudence
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Drawings Including Property from the Descendants of Walter Brandt, Lot 37
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2011
Old Master and British Drawings Including Property from the Descendants of Walter Brandt, Lot 37
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2011
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 GBP
Price realised: 349.250 GBP
Price realised: 349.250 GBP
Description
Francesco Primaticcio
BOLOGNA 15045 - 1570 PARIS
AN ALLEGORICAL FIGURE OF PRUDENCE
Red lead oxide and red wash, heightened with white, squared in black chalk for transfer;
bears traces of an inscription in pen and brown ink at the lower margin, cut;
bears Sagredo numbering on the verso in pen and brown ink: S.L. n. o34
218 by 139 mm
From the Sagredo album (with numbering, see above), the provenance of which is as follows: | Doge Nicolò Sagredo, Venice, by circa 1654, | his brother, Stefano Sagredo, Venice, | his nephew, Zaccaria Sagredo, | his wife, Cecilia Sagredo, until sold, circa 1743; | Jean-Jaques de Boissieu (1736-1810), | thence by descent until sale, Lyon, 1919; | European private collection, | thence by descent to the present owner
BOLOGNA 15045 - 1570 PARIS
AN ALLEGORICAL FIGURE OF PRUDENCE
Red lead oxide and red wash, heightened with white, squared in black chalk for transfer;
bears traces of an inscription in pen and brown ink at the lower margin, cut;
bears Sagredo numbering on the verso in pen and brown ink: S.L. n. o34
218 by 139 mm
From the Sagredo album (with numbering, see above), the provenance of which is as follows: | Doge Nicolò Sagredo, Venice, by circa 1654, | his brother, Stefano Sagredo, Venice, | his nephew, Zaccaria Sagredo, | his wife, Cecilia Sagredo, until sold, circa 1743; | Jean-Jaques de Boissieu (1736-1810), | thence by descent until sale, Lyon, 1919; | European private collection, | thence by descent to the present owner
A top price for Francesco Primaticcio
This artwork by Francesco Primaticcio achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2011. In the Old Master and British Drawings Including Property from the Descendants of Walter Brandt auction, the work An Allegorical Figure Of Prudence sold for GBP 349,250.00 (€ 400,816.62) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 180,000.00. This high result makes An Allegorical Figure Of Prudence the most expensive artwork by Francesco Primaticcio that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Francesco Primaticcio
Dieses Kunstwerk von Francesco Primaticcio erzielte im Juli 2011 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master and British Drawings Including Property from the Descendants of Walter Brandt wurde die Arbeit An Allegorical Figure Of Prudence für GBP 349.250,00 (€ 400.816,62) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 180.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht An Allegorical Figure Of Prudence zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Francesco Primaticcio, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Francesco Primaticcio - Auction history
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