Jost Amman
Procession of the Doge in the Piazza San Marco, Venice (Andresen, Vol I, P. 65; B. 27; TIB. XX, 27; Holl. 244)
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints, Lot 86
3. Dec - 3. Dec 2002
Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints, Lot 86
3. Dec - 3. Dec 2002
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jost Amman (c.1539-1591)
Procession of the Doge in the Piazza San Marco, Venice (Andresen, Vol I, P. 65; B. 27; TIB. XX, 27; Holl. 244)
woodcut, circa 1565, from fourteen blocks, on fourteen sheets, with woodcut title and letter-press text each printed on five sheets, extremely rare, the only recorded impression from the edition of 1666 published by Daniel Fievet in Frankfurt-am-Main, the impressions fairly evenly matched, numbering the blocks from 1 to 7 on the upper row and 8 to 14 on the lower then blocks 5, 8 and 9 with unobtrusive vertical cracking, blocks 6 and 7 printed on a slightly warmer brown paper, blocks 8 and 14 more drily printed, the whole laid on a large sheet of heavy blue/grey paper, with pin-holes at the lower sheet corners, with three short tears (without paper loss) at the left sheet edge, occasional minor creasing consistent with having been rolled, otherwise in a remarkable state of preservation
S. 1080 x 1920mm. (overall)
Procession of the Doge in the Piazza San Marco, Venice (Andresen, Vol I, P. 65; B. 27; TIB. XX, 27; Holl. 244)
woodcut, circa 1565, from fourteen blocks, on fourteen sheets, with woodcut title and letter-press text each printed on five sheets, extremely rare, the only recorded impression from the edition of 1666 published by Daniel Fievet in Frankfurt-am-Main, the impressions fairly evenly matched, numbering the blocks from 1 to 7 on the upper row and 8 to 14 on the lower then blocks 5, 8 and 9 with unobtrusive vertical cracking, blocks 6 and 7 printed on a slightly warmer brown paper, blocks 8 and 14 more drily printed, the whole laid on a large sheet of heavy blue/grey paper, with pin-holes at the lower sheet corners, with three short tears (without paper loss) at the left sheet edge, occasional minor creasing consistent with having been rolled, otherwise in a remarkable state of preservation
S. 1080 x 1920mm. (overall)
A top price for Jost Amman - as previously expected
The work Procession of the Doge in the Piazza San Marco, Venice (Andresen, Vol I, P. 65; B. 27; TIB. XX, 27; Holl. 244) by Jost Amman was sold in the Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints auction at Christies in London in December 2002. The price achieved of GBP 35,850.00 (€ 55,031.55) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Procession of the Doge in the Piazza San Marco, Venice (Andresen, Vol I, P. 65; B. 27; TIB. XX, 27; Holl. 244) is the most expensive artwork by Jost Amman that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Procession of the Doge in the Piazza San Marco, Venice (Andresen, Vol I, P. 65; B. 27; TIB. XX, 27; Holl. 244) von Jost Amman wurde im Dezember 2002 in der Auktion Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 35.850,00 (€ 55.031,55) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Procession of the Doge in the Piazza San Marco, Venice (Andresen, Vol I, P. 65; B. 27; TIB. XX, 27; Holl. 244) das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jost Amman, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jost Amman - Auction history
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