Franz Ittenbach
Mater Christi
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 50.000 GBP
Description
signed 'F Ittenbach.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
37 x 25 ½ in. (94 x 64.8 cm.)
Painted in 1874.
Commissioned from the artist by M Knoedler & Co, New York, 1874. | R. Moor Esq., Bucklesbury Hitchin. | His sale; Christie's, London, 23 February 1878, lot 128. | Acquired at the above by Mr Lloyd for £62.2. | Received as a gift by the mother of the present owner, circa 1940's. | And thence by descent.
oil on canvas
37 x 25 ½ in. (94 x 64.8 cm.)
Painted in 1874.
Commissioned from the artist by M Knoedler & Co, New York, 1874. | R. Moor Esq., Bucklesbury Hitchin. | His sale; Christie's, London, 23 February 1878, lot 128. | Acquired at the above by Mr Lloyd for £62.2. | Received as a gift by the mother of the present owner, circa 1940's. | And thence by descent.
A top price for Franz Ittenbach
This artwork by Franz Ittenbach achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2017. In the 19th Century European & Orientalist Art auction, the work Mater Christi sold for GBP 50,000.00 (€ 56,267.68) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 25,000.00. This high result makes Mater Christi the most expensive artwork by Franz Ittenbach that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Franz Ittenbach
Dieses Kunstwerk von Franz Ittenbach erzielte im Dezember 2017 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century European & Orientalist Art wurde die Arbeit Mater Christi für GBP 50.000,00 (€ 56.267,68) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 25.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Mater Christi zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Franz Ittenbach, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Franz Ittenbach - Auction history
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