Giovanni Battista Pittoni
The Massacre Of The Innocents
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 60
26. Jan - 26. Jan 2012
Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 60
26. Jan - 26. Jan 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Giovanni Battista Pittoni
VENICE 1687-1767
THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS
oil on canvas
45 1/2 by 38 in.; 115.5 by 96.5 cm.
Avogadro collection, Brescia, before 1760; | Thence by descent in the family through Paola Avogadro, who married in 1747 Bartolomeo Fenaroli, to her great-grandson; | Gerolamo Fenaroli, Brescia (d.1880),; | His sale, Brescia, 20 April, 1882, lot 121; | Robiati collection, Milan; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 9 December 1992, lot 74; | There purchased by Patrick Syz; | From whom acquired by the present owner.
VENICE 1687-1767
THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS
oil on canvas
45 1/2 by 38 in.; 115.5 by 96.5 cm.
Avogadro collection, Brescia, before 1760; | Thence by descent in the family through Paola Avogadro, who married in 1747 Bartolomeo Fenaroli, to her great-grandson; | Gerolamo Fenaroli, Brescia (d.1880),; | His sale, Brescia, 20 April, 1882, lot 121; | Robiati collection, Milan; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 9 December 1992, lot 74; | There purchased by Patrick Syz; | From whom acquired by the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Massacre Of The Innocents by Giovanni Battista Pittoni was sold in the Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in January 2012. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 200,000.00 – 300,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 206,500.00 (€ 158,201.18) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Giovanni Battista Pittoni have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July 2019 the work Achilles Among The Daughters Of Lycomedes was auctioned for GBP 250,000.00 (€ 274,483.38).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Massacre Of The Innocents von Giovanni Battista Pittoni wurde im Januar 2012 in der Auktion Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 206.500,00 (€ 158.201,18) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Giovanni Battista Pittoni konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli 2019 die Arbeit Achilles Among The Daughters Of Lycomedes für GBP 250.000,00 (€ 274.483,38) versteigert.
Giovanni Battista Pittoni - Auction history
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