Giacinto Gigante
Figures resting at sunset, Capri; and Figures crossing a bridge by a shrine
Estimate: 8.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 37.200 GBP
Price realised: 37.200 GBP
Description
Giacinto Gigante (Italian, 1806-1876)
Figures resting at sunset, Capri; and Figures crossing a bridge by a shrine
the former signed, inscribed and dated 'Capri Gia Gigante 1849' (lower left), the latter 'Gia Gigante 1848' (lower right)
watercolour and bodycolour on paper
13½ x 20 in. (34.4 x 50.8 cm.); and 15¼ x 19¼ in. (38.8 x 48.9 cm.)
two in the lot (2)
Figures resting at sunset, Capri; and Figures crossing a bridge by a shrine
the former signed, inscribed and dated 'Capri Gia Gigante 1849' (lower left), the latter 'Gia Gigante 1848' (lower right)
watercolour and bodycolour on paper
13½ x 20 in. (34.4 x 50.8 cm.); and 15¼ x 19¼ in. (38.8 x 48.9 cm.)
two in the lot (2)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Figures resting at sunset, Capri; and Figures crossing a bridge by a shrine by Giacinto Gigante was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2006, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 10,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 37,200.00 (€ 55,243.16). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Giacinto Gigante; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Tramonto a Bacoli sold at auction in November 2002 with the realized price of EUR 86,800.00.
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Figures resting at sunset, Capri; and Figures crossing a bridge by a shrine von Giacinto Gigante im November 2006 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 10.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 37.200,00 (€ 55.243,16) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Giacinto Gigante; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Tramonto a Bacoli im November 2002 mit dem Hammerpreis von EUR 86.800,00.
Giacinto Gigante - Auction history
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