Guido Reni

A Sibyl Writing, a Putto to the Left

Found at Sothebys, New York
Old Master Drawings, Lot 48
27. Jan - 27. Jan 2021
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 13.860 USD
Guido Reni
Calvenzano di Vergato 1575 - 1642 Bologna
A Sibyl Writing, a Putto to the Left
Pen and brown ink over red chalk;
bears old numbering in pen and brown ink: 54
225 by 195 mm; 8 ⅞ by 7 ⅝ in
Bears unidentified cartouche (L.3000) on the backing, with pen inscription:  Carlo Cignani inv fecit and again in the same hand, lower right: Carlo Cignani inv fecit/du Cabinet du Gouverneur...; | Carlo Prayer (1826-1900), Milan (L.2044); | Juan and Felix Bernasconi, 1977 (inscription on the backing); | sale, New York, Christie's 12 January 1988, lot 25; | sale, London, Sotheby's, 5 July 2006, lot 58 

Auction result well in line with expectations

In January 2021 Sothebys in New York held the auction Old Master Drawings, which included the work A Sibyl Writing, a Putto to the Left by Guido Reni. The price achieved of USD 13,860.00 (€ 11,421.51) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Guido Reni achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work David With The Head Of Goliath in July 2012 with an auction result of GBP 3,177,250.00 (€ 4,046,962.53).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Januar 2021 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Old Master Drawings durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Sibyl Writing, a Putto to the Left von Guido Reni zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 13.860,00 (€ 11.421,51) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Guido Reni erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit David With The Head Of Goliath im Juli 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 3.177.250,00 (€ 4.046.962,53).

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