Giovanni Battista Franco
An ideal female head in profile to the left, after Michelangelo, with other head studies
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master & 19th Century Drawings including Works on Paper, Lot 10
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2003
Old Master & 19th Century Drawings including Works on Paper, Lot 10
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2003
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 33.460 USD
Price realised: 33.460 USD
Description
Giovanni Battista Franco, il Semolei (Udine circa 1501-1561 Venice)
An ideal female head in profile to the left, after Michelangelo, with other head studies
with inscription 'MA.' and with sketches (verso, laid down)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, left corners made up
14¼ x 9 7/8 in. (360 x 250 mm.)
- An English 18th Century mount, similar to those of King Georges III.
An ideal female head in profile to the left, after Michelangelo, with other head studies
with inscription 'MA.' and with sketches (verso, laid down)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, left corners made up
14¼ x 9 7/8 in. (360 x 250 mm.)
- An English 18th Century mount, similar to those of King Georges III.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In January 2003 Christies in New York held the auction Old Master & 19th Century Drawings including Works on Paper, which included the work An ideal female head in profile to the left, after Michelangelo, with other head studies by Giovanni Battista Franco. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 30,000.00 – 50,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 33,460.00 (€ 31,157.46) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by Giovanni Battista Franco have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Deux Études De Squelettes in March 2021 with an auction result of EUR 250,000.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Januar 2003 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Old Master & 19th Century Drawings including Works on Paper durch, in der auch die Arbeit An ideal female head in profile to the left, after Michelangelo, with other head studies von Giovanni Battista Franco zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 33.460,00 (€ 31.157,46) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Giovanni Battista Franco auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Deux Études De Squelettes im März 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 250.000,00.
Giovanni Battista Franco - Auction history
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