Lorenzo Monaco
The Magus Hermogenes Casting His Magic Books Into The Water
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art, Lot 8
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2009
Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art, Lot 8
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Lorenzo Monaco
ACTIVE 1389 - 1423 OR 1424 FLORENCE(?)
THE MAGUS HERMOGENES CASTING HIS MAGIC BOOKS INTO THE WATER
gold ground, tempera on panel
11 ¾ by 8 ½ in.; 30 by 21.6 cm.
Commissioned by Bernardo di Cino Bartolino dei Nobili, Florence, 1387/8 (see note); | With Robert Langton Douglas, London, by 1920; | Frederic Fairchild Sherman, Westport, CT; | By whom sold Parke-Bernet, 4 June 1942, lot 46 (as School of Lorenzo di Niccolò Gerini) there purchased by the family of the present owners.
ACTIVE 1389 - 1423 OR 1424 FLORENCE(?)
THE MAGUS HERMOGENES CASTING HIS MAGIC BOOKS INTO THE WATER
gold ground, tempera on panel
11 ¾ by 8 ½ in.; 30 by 21.6 cm.
Commissioned by Bernardo di Cino Bartolino dei Nobili, Florence, 1387/8 (see note); | With Robert Langton Douglas, London, by 1920; | Frederic Fairchild Sherman, Westport, CT; | By whom sold Parke-Bernet, 4 June 1942, lot 46 (as School of Lorenzo di Niccolò Gerini) there purchased by the family of the present owners.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work The Magus Hermogenes Casting His Magic Books Into The Water by Lorenzo Monaco was sold in the Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art auction at Sothebys in New York in January 2009. It achieved a price of USD 1,426,500.00 (€ 1,114,104.97), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 19%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Lorenzo Monaco - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Prophet Isaiah, which sold at auction in May 2019 for USD 3,615,000.00 (€ 3,242,443.27).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Magus Hermogenes Casting His Magic Books Into The Water von Lorenzo Monaco wurde im Januar 2009 in der Auktion Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 1.426.500,00 (€ 1.114.104,97) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 19%. Für andere Arbeiten von Lorenzo Monaco mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Prophet Isaiah beobachtet, die im Mai 2019 für USD 3.615.000,00 (€ 3.242.443,27) versteigert wurde.
Lorenzo Monaco - Auction history
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