Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
King David
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & WatercoloursEvening, Lot 7
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2010
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & WatercoloursEvening, Lot 7
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2010
Estimate: 5.000.000 - 8.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.193.250 GBP
Price realised: 5.193.250 GBP
Description
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, il Guercino (Cento 1591-1666 Bologna)
King David
inscribed 'GLORIOSA DICTA SVNT DE TE CIVITAS DEI. PSALM. S 86.' (lower right, on the tablet held by David)
oil on canvas
88 x 67 in. (223.5 x 170.2 cm.)
in a George III carved and gilt-gesso frame designed by James 'Athenian' Stuart for Spencer House and possibly carved by Thomas Vardy, circa 1768, carved with lotus and acanthus buds, egg and dart and an outer palmette band, and with a cavetto moulded, foliate, beaded and egg and dart edge
King David
inscribed 'GLORIOSA DICTA SVNT DE TE CIVITAS DEI. PSALM. S 86.' (lower right, on the tablet held by David)
oil on canvas
88 x 67 in. (223.5 x 170.2 cm.)
in a George III carved and gilt-gesso frame designed by James 'Athenian' Stuart for Spencer House and possibly carved by Thomas Vardy, circa 1768, carved with lotus and acanthus buds, egg and dart and an outer palmette band, and with a cavetto moulded, foliate, beaded and egg and dart edge
A top price for Giovanni Francesco Barbieri - as previously expected
The work King David by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri was sold in the Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & WatercoloursEvening auction at Christies in London in July 2010. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 5,000,000.00 – 8,000,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 5,193,250.00 (€ 6,244,298.00) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, King David is the most expensive artwork by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit King David von Giovanni Francesco Barbieri wurde im Juli 2010 in der Auktion Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & WatercoloursEvening bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 5.000.000,00 – 8.000.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 5.193.250,00 (€ 6.244.298,00) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist King David das teuerste Kunstwerk von Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri - Auction history
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