Gaspari, Pietro
Serenissimo Carolo Theodoro Comiti Palatino Rheni Tabulas Hasce Aedificandi Rationem. Venice, 1771.
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, Lot 521
20. Jun - 20. Jun 2013
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, Lot 521
20. Jun - 20. Jun 2013
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 USD
Price realised: 20.000 USD
Price realised: 20.000 USD
Description
GASPARI, Pietro (1720-1785). Serenissimo Carolo Theodoro Comiti Palatino Rheni Tabulas Hasce Aedificandi Rationem. Venice, 1771.
2 o (380 x 256 mm). Double-page etched title, engraved dedication, 12 double-page etched plates by and after Gaspari. Contemporary calf-backed decorative boards. Provenance: early signature erased on title; Pierre Berès, sold 28 May 1997, acquired through Marlborough Rare Books.
FIRST EDITION of this collection of imaginary constructions, inspired by the wanderings in France, Italy and Germany by its author, the Venetian painter and engraver Pietro Gaspari, who had realized large decorations for the royal theater in Munich and the Royal Gallery Venice. The large prints are remarkable for incorporating varied elements from Egypt to Baroque, through the Gothic, showing the influence of Piranesi. Berlin Kat. 4183.
2 o (380 x 256 mm). Double-page etched title, engraved dedication, 12 double-page etched plates by and after Gaspari. Contemporary calf-backed decorative boards. Provenance: early signature erased on title; Pierre Berès, sold 28 May 1997, acquired through Marlborough Rare Books.
FIRST EDITION of this collection of imaginary constructions, inspired by the wanderings in France, Italy and Germany by its author, the Venetian painter and engraver Pietro Gaspari, who had realized large decorations for the royal theater in Munich and the Royal Gallery Venice. The large prints are remarkable for incorporating varied elements from Egypt to Baroque, through the Gothic, showing the influence of Piranesi. Berlin Kat. 4183.
A top price for Pietro Gaspari
The work Serenissimo Carolo Theodoro Comiti Palatino Rheni Tabulas Hasce Aedificandi Rationem. Venice, 1771. by Pietro Gaspari was worth USD 20,000.00 (€ 15,372.79) to a buyer in June 2013. This price was achieved in the auction The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 4,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Serenissimo Carolo Theodoro Comiti Palatino Rheni Tabulas Hasce Aedificandi Rationem. Venice, 1771. the most expensive artwork by Pietro Gaspari that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Pietro Gaspari
Die Arbeit Serenissimo Carolo Theodoro Comiti Palatino Rheni Tabulas Hasce Aedificandi Rationem. Venice, 1771. von Pietro Gaspari war einem Käufer im Juni 2013 USD 20.000,00 (€ 15.372,79) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 4.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Serenissimo Carolo Theodoro Comiti Palatino Rheni Tabulas Hasce Aedificandi Rationem. Venice, 1771. zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Pietro Gaspari, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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