Gaetano Dura
Travellers before Vesuvius, the eruption of 1850; and Figures on the Bay of Naples, Vesuvius beyond
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Description
Gaetano Dura (Italian, 1805-1878)
Travellers before Vesuvius, the eruption of 1850; and Figures on the Bay of Naples, Vesuvius beyond
both signed and dated 'G Dura 1850' (lower left)
oil on canvas
9¾ x 12½ in. (24.8 x 34.3 cm); 9½ x 13 1/8 in. (28.2 x 33.2 cm.)
two in the lot (2)
Travellers before Vesuvius, the eruption of 1850; and Figures on the Bay of Naples, Vesuvius beyond
both signed and dated 'G Dura 1850' (lower left)
oil on canvas
9¾ x 12½ in. (24.8 x 34.3 cm); 9½ x 13 1/8 in. (28.2 x 33.2 cm.)
two in the lot (2)
A top price for Gaetano Dura
This artwork by Gaetano Dura achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in January 2008. In the Nineteenth Century European Art auction, the work Travellers before Vesuvius, the eruption of 1850; and Figures on the Bay of Naples, Vesuvius beyond sold for GBP 3,500.00 (€ 4,691.90) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00. This high result makes Travellers before Vesuvius, the eruption of 1850; and Figures on the Bay of Naples, Vesuvius beyond the most expensive artwork by Gaetano Dura that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Gaetano Dura
Dieses Kunstwerk von Gaetano Dura erzielte im Januar 2008 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Nineteenth Century European Art wurde die Arbeit Travellers before Vesuvius, the eruption of 1850; and Figures on the Bay of Naples, Vesuvius beyond für GBP 3.500,00 (€ 4.691,90) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Travellers before Vesuvius, the eruption of 1850; and Figures on the Bay of Naples, Vesuvius beyond zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Gaetano Dura, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Gaetano Dura - Auction history
![Dura, Gaetano - Nuova Raccolta Di Costumi E Vestiture Di Napoli E Suoi D\'Intorni. Napoli: Litog. Gatti E Dura, S.D. [Circa 1853]](/images/dura-gaetano_nuova-raccolta-di-costumi-e-vestiture-di-napoli-e-suoi-dintorni-napoli-litog-gatti-e-dura-s-d-circa-1853_AID211689_320x320.jpg)
![Dura, Gaetano - Scenes Populaires. Napoli: Gatti E Dura, S.D. [Circa 1840]](/images/dura-gaetano_scenes-populaires-napoli-gatti-e-dura-s-d-circa-1840_AID211688_320x320.jpg)
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