Marcantonio Raimondi
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 20.000 GBP
Description
engraving, circa 1525, on laid paper, a very good impression of the second, final state, trimmed to or just outside the subject on all sides, laid down onto modern card, a small surface loss to the beard of the second standing figure at centre-left, two flattened vertical central creases, a few small paper losses and short tears at the upper and lower sheet edges, otherwise in good condition
Sheet 438 x 579 mm.
With Colnaghi & Co., London (with their stock number C.40132 in pencil on the reverse of the backing sheet). | Acquired from the above, 24 April 1974.
Sheet 438 x 579 mm.
With Colnaghi & Co., London (with their stock number C.40132 in pencil on the reverse of the backing sheet). | Acquired from the above, 24 April 1974.
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
When the work The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence by Marcantonio Raimondi was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2019, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 3,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at GBP 20,000.00 (€ 23,637.66). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Marcantonio Raimondi - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A standing nude holding a veil, which sold at auction in January 2001 for USD 70,500.00 (€ 75,741.30).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence von Marcantonio Raimondi im Dezember 2019 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 3.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 20.000,00 (€ 23.637,66) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Marcantonio Raimondi mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A standing nude holding a veil beobachtet, die im Januar 2001 für USD 70.500,00 (€ 75.741,30) versteigert wurde.
Marcantonio Raimondi - Auction history
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