Georg Pencz
Portrait of Sigismund Baldinger (1510-1558), three-quarter-length, seated, in a black satin doublet and a fur-lined black mantle, holding gloves, at a draped table
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & WatercoloursEvening, Lot 30
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2010
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & WatercoloursEvening, Lot 30
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Georg Pencz (?circa 1500-1550 Leipzig or Wroclaw)
Portrait of Sigismund Baldinger (1510-1558), three-quarter-length, seated, in a black satin doublet and a fur-lined black mantle, holding gloves, at a draped table
signed 'PG' (in monogram, upper right, on a cartellino), inscribed and dated 'ANNO, M.D.X GEPOREN, AM, MO NTAG, VOR, PFINGST. 1 5 4 5 .' (centre right, on the sculpted cartouche) and '[...] wesch wassers' (centre left, on the water flask label)
oil on panel
53¼ x 46½ in. (135.3 x 118.2 cm.)
with the sitter's coat-of-arms and his initials 'S.B.' (lower right, on the sitter's ring)
Portrait of Sigismund Baldinger (1510-1558), three-quarter-length, seated, in a black satin doublet and a fur-lined black mantle, holding gloves, at a draped table
signed 'PG' (in monogram, upper right, on a cartellino), inscribed and dated 'ANNO, M.D.X GEPOREN, AM, MO NTAG, VOR, PFINGST. 1 5 4 5 .' (centre right, on the sculpted cartouche) and '[...] wesch wassers' (centre left, on the water flask label)
oil on panel
53¼ x 46½ in. (135.3 x 118.2 cm.)
with the sitter's coat-of-arms and his initials 'S.B.' (lower right, on the sitter's ring)
A top price for Georg Pencz - as previously expected
In July 2010 Christies in London held the auction Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & WatercoloursEvening, which included the work Portrait of Sigismund Baldinger (1510-1558), three-quarter-length, seated, in a black satin doublet and a fur-lined black mantle, holding gloves, at a draped table by Georg Pencz. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 5,000,000.00 – 8,000,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 5,641,250.00 (€ 6,782,967.52) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Portrait of Sigismund Baldinger (1510-1558), three-quarter-length, seated, in a black satin doublet and a fur-lined black mantle, holding gloves, at a draped table is the most expensive artwork by Georg Pencz that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Juli 2010 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & WatercoloursEvening durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of Sigismund Baldinger (1510-1558), three-quarter-length, seated, in a black satin doublet and a fur-lined black mantle, holding gloves, at a draped table von Georg Pencz zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 5.000.000,00 – 8.000.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 5.641.250,00 (€ 6.782.967,52) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Portrait of Sigismund Baldinger (1510-1558), three-quarter-length, seated, in a black satin doublet and a fur-lined black mantle, holding gloves, at a draped table das teuerste Kunstwerk von Georg Pencz, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Georg Pencz - Auction history
