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- Naples, a view of the Seiano Grotto in Posillipo with the Tomb of Virgil
Gaspar van Wittel
Naples, a view of the Seiano Grotto in Posillipo with the Tomb of Virgil
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 176.400 USD
Price realised: 176.400 USD
Description
GASPAR VAN WITTEL CALLED VANVITELLI (AMERSFOORT 1652-1736 ROME)
Naples, a view of the Seiano Grotto in Posillipo with the Tomb of Virgil
signed and dated 'NAPOLI 1701 / GAASPERO V.W.' (lower right, on the wall)
oil on canvas
28 ½ x 49 in. (72.4 x 124.5 cm)
Naples, a view of the Seiano Grotto in Posillipo with the Tomb of Virgil
signed and dated 'NAPOLI 1701 / GAASPERO V.W.' (lower right, on the wall)
oil on canvas
28 ½ x 49 in. (72.4 x 124.5 cm)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Naples, a view of the Seiano Grotto in Posillipo with the Tomb of Virgil by Gaspar van Wittel was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2024, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 200,000.00 – 300,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 176,400.00 (€ 154,168.85). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Gaspar van Wittel achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, from the Bacino; and The Entrance to the Grand Canal, with the Santa Maria della Salute in July 2003 with an auction result of GBP 1,517,250.00 (€ 1,983,148.05).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Naples, a view of the Seiano Grotto in Posillipo with the Tomb of Virgil von Gaspar van Wittel im Januar 2024 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 176.400,00 (€ 154.168,85) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Gaspar van Wittel erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, from the Bacino; and The Entrance to the Grand Canal, with the Santa Maria della Salute im Juli 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.517.250,00 (€ 1.983.148,05).