Francisco Rizi
The Martyrdom Of St. Andrew
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 52.500 GBP
Price realised: 52.500 GBP
Description
Francisco Rizi
MADRID 1608 - 1685 ESCORIAL
THE MARTYRDOM OF ST. ANDREW
Pen and brown ink with red-brown wash, squared for transfer in black chalk, arched top
596 by 297 mm
José Maria de Vera, Seville, 'The Spanish Album', before 1872; | Madame Scheu, Paris, | possibly, sale, Paris, Hotel Drouot, 11 August 1963; | with E. Shapiro, London and Paris; | with Adolf Stein, Galerie Sigismondi, Paris, 1991 (Dessins Espagnols, no. 59)
MADRID 1608 - 1685 ESCORIAL
THE MARTYRDOM OF ST. ANDREW
Pen and brown ink with red-brown wash, squared for transfer in black chalk, arched top
596 by 297 mm
José Maria de Vera, Seville, 'The Spanish Album', before 1872; | Madame Scheu, Paris, | possibly, sale, Paris, Hotel Drouot, 11 August 1963; | with E. Shapiro, London and Paris; | with Adolf Stein, Galerie Sigismondi, Paris, 1991 (Dessins Espagnols, no. 59)
A top price for Francisco Rizi
The work The Martyrdom Of St. Andrew by Francisco Rizi was worth GBP 52,500.00 (€ 74,427.37) to a buyer in July 2015. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master & British Drawings at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00 many times over. This high result makes The Martyrdom Of St. Andrew the most expensive artwork by Francisco Rizi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Francisco Rizi
Die Arbeit The Martyrdom Of St. Andrew von Francisco Rizi war einem Käufer im Juli 2015 GBP 52.500,00 (€ 74.427,37) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master & British Drawings bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Martyrdom Of St. Andrew zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Francisco Rizi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Francisco Rizi - Auction history
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