Giovanni David
An Allegory of Winter: an old man warming his hands on a brazier
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings, Lot 148
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2003
Important Old Master Paintings, Lot 148
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2003
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Giovanni David (Cabella Ligure 1743-1790 Genoa)
An Allegory of Winter: an old man warming his hands on a brazier
oil on canvas
34¾ x 25 in. (88.3 x 63.5 cm.)
An Allegory of Winter: an old man warming his hands on a brazier
oil on canvas
34¾ x 25 in. (88.3 x 63.5 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 59 %.
The work An Allegory of Winter: an old man warming his hands on a brazier by Giovanni David was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2003. It achieved a price of USD 23,900.00 (€ 22,255.33), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 59%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Giovanni David - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Nightmare, which sold at auction in July 2018 for GBP 43,750.00 (€ 49,053.37).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 59 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit An Allegory of Winter: an old man warming his hands on a brazier von Giovanni David kam im Januar 2003 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 23.900,00 (€ 22.255,33) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 59%. Für andere Arbeiten von Giovanni David mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Nightmare beobachtet, die im Juli 2018 für GBP 43.750,00 (€ 49.053,37) versteigert wurde.
Giovanni David - Auction history
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