Guido Reni
Portrait of the artist, bust-length, in black, a collar and a wide-brimmed hat
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Description
oil on copper, oval
4 ¾ x 3 3/8 in. (11 x 8.8 cm.)
with a late-18th century inscription 'le Portrait du Guyde peintre fameux fait de Sa propre main en l'an 1636 duquel il a fait present a Mr. Symon francois son Elève' (on the backing board)
'Mr. Symon', to whom presented by the artist (according to the inscription on the backing board). | (Probably) Grand Ducal collection, Florence, where an oval portrait of Reni, measuring some 9 by 7 cm., is recorded as inv. no. 3978 (see Borea loc. cit). | (Possibly) Cosimo III de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642-1723) to | Sir Anthony Fountaine (1676-1753). Recorded in the posthumous inventory of the latter's collection at Narfolrd, prepared in 1753 by his nephew by marriage William Prince:
4 ¾ x 3 3/8 in. (11 x 8.8 cm.)
with a late-18th century inscription 'le Portrait du Guyde peintre fameux fait de Sa propre main en l'an 1636 duquel il a fait present a Mr. Symon francois son Elève' (on the backing board)
'Mr. Symon', to whom presented by the artist (according to the inscription on the backing board). | (Probably) Grand Ducal collection, Florence, where an oval portrait of Reni, measuring some 9 by 7 cm., is recorded as inv. no. 3978 (see Borea loc. cit). | (Possibly) Cosimo III de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642-1723) to | Sir Anthony Fountaine (1676-1753). Recorded in the posthumous inventory of the latter's collection at Narfolrd, prepared in 1753 by his nephew by marriage William Prince:
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait of the artist, bust-length, in black, a collar and a wide-brimmed hat by Guido Reni was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2015. The price achieved of GBP 8,125.00 (€ 11,364.85) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 7,000.00 – 10,000.00. 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
Die Arbeit Portrait of the artist, bust-length, in black, a collar and a wide-brimmed hat von Guido Reni kam im Oktober 2015 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 8.125,00 (€ 11.364,85) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 7.000,00 – 10.000,00 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).
Guido Reni - Auction history
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