Giacomo Quarenghi
The Campo Vaccino, Rome
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views, Lot 36
30.Nov - 07. Dezember 201
The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views, Lot 36
30.Nov - 07. Dezember 201
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Description
with inscription 'A view of the Campo Vacchino – drawn from Nature by Giachimo Quarenghi/ principal architect to the Empress of Russia for Ozias Humphry–/ 1776–' (verso)
pen and black ink, grey and brown wash and touches of watercolour
12¾ x 24 1/8 in. (32.3 x 61.3 cm.)
Quarenghi left his native Bergamo for Rome in 1763 and he stayed there for ten years. In Rome he became part of the enlightened artistic circles and studied, as was customary, the Antique. In 1779 the artist went to the imperial court at Saint Petersburg where he became one of Empress Catherine II's favourite architects and he was responsible for a large number of public and private buildings in Russia. According to the inscription on the verso of this drawing, it dates from the artist’s Roman
Please note this is the property of a private collector.
Ozias Humphry (1742-1810) (according to an inscription on the verso). | Paul Fatio (1874-1960) (L. 3701); Nicolas Rauch, Geneva, 13-15 June 1960, lot 320. | with Colnaghi, London. | Anthony Blunt (1907-1983). | John Gaskin; Christie's, London, 18 April 1989, lot 83, where bought by the present owner.
pen and black ink, grey and brown wash and touches of watercolour
12¾ x 24 1/8 in. (32.3 x 61.3 cm.)
Quarenghi left his native Bergamo for Rome in 1763 and he stayed there for ten years. In Rome he became part of the enlightened artistic circles and studied, as was customary, the Antique. In 1779 the artist went to the imperial court at Saint Petersburg where he became one of Empress Catherine II's favourite architects and he was responsible for a large number of public and private buildings in Russia. According to the inscription on the verso of this drawing, it dates from the artist’s Roman
Please note this is the property of a private collector.
Ozias Humphry (1742-1810) (according to an inscription on the verso). | Paul Fatio (1874-1960) (L. 3701); Nicolas Rauch, Geneva, 13-15 June 1960, lot 320. | with Colnaghi, London. | Anthony Blunt (1907-1983). | John Gaskin; Christie's, London, 18 April 1989, lot 83, where bought by the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2017 Christies in London held the auction The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views, which included the work The Campo Vaccino, Rome by Giacomo Quarenghi. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 8,000.00 – 12,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 8,125.00 (€ 9,223.08) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by Giacomo Quarenghi have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Four views of Bakhchiserai in the Crimea: Houses along the river; The walls of a mosque; A lane with a view of mountains; and A mosque among trees in November 2005 with an auction result of GBP 60,000.00 (€ 88,147.58).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2017 führte Christies in London die Auktion The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Campo Vaccino, Rome von Giacomo Quarenghi zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 8.125,00 (€ 9.223,08) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Giacomo Quarenghi auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Four views of Bakhchiserai in the Crimea: Houses along the river; The walls of a mosque; A lane with a view of mountains; and A mosque among trees im November 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 60.000,00 (€ 88.147,58).
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