Guido Reni

David With The Head Of Goliath

Found at Sothebys, London
Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, Lot 32
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2012
Estimate: 3.000.000 - 5.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.177.250 GBP
Guido Reni
CALVENZANO DI VERGATO 1575 - 1642 BOLOGNA
DAVID WITH THE HEAD OF GOLIATH
oil on canvas
215.7 by 145 cm.; 84 7/8 by 57 1/8 in.
Acquired directly from the artist in Bologna by Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena (1610-1658), through the agency of Cornelio Malvasia, in January 1633; | Collection of Prince Eugène, Duke of Savoy (1663-1736), first in his residence in the Upper Belvedere, Vienna, then transferred to the Palazzo Reale, Turin, listed in a 1737 catalogue and by Cochin in 1746; | According to Alessandro Baudi di Vesme, director of the Galleria Sabauda from 1888 u

A top price for Guido Reni - as previously expected

In July 2012 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, which included the work David With The Head Of Goliath by Guido Reni. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 3,000,000.00 – 5,000,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 3,177,250.00 (€ 4,046,962.53) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, David With The Head Of Goliath is the most expensive artwork by Guido Reni that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Im Juli 2012 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit David With The Head Of Goliath von Guido Reni zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 3.000.000,00 – 5.000.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 3.177.250,00 (€ 4.046.962,53) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist David With The Head Of Goliath das teuerste Kunstwerk von Guido Reni, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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