Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Circe changing Ulysses's Men into Beasts
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master and 19th Century Prints, Lot 92
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2023
Old Master and 19th Century Prints, Lot 92
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE (1609-1665)
Circe changing Ulysses's Men into Beasts
etching, circa 1651, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression of the second, final state, printing richly, with good clarity and contrasts, with margins, minor pale foxing, a diagonal fold at upper centre, otherwise in very good condition
Plate 216 x 309 mm.
Sheet 233 x 325 mm.
Circe changing Ulysses's Men into Beasts
etching, circa 1651, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression of the second, final state, printing richly, with good clarity and contrasts, with margins, minor pale foxing, a diagonal fold at upper centre, otherwise in very good condition
Plate 216 x 309 mm.
Sheet 233 x 325 mm.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In January this year Christies in New York held the auction Old Master and 19th Century Prints, which included the work Circe changing Ulysses's Men into Beasts by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. The price achieved of USD 3,780.00 (€ 3,481.30) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A Pagan Sacrifice in July 2000 with an auction result of GBP 971,750.00 (€ 1,571,306.96).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Januar diesen Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion Old Master and 19th Century Prints durch, in der auch die Arbeit Circe changing Ulysses's Men into Beasts von Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 3.780,00 (€ 3.481,30) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit A Pagan Sacrifice im Juli 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 971.750,00 (€ 1.571.306,96).
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione - Auction history
