Mariano Fortuny
Spanish arabe Delante De Un Tapiz (Arab Before A Tapestry)
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 735.650 GBP
Price realised: 735.650 GBP
Description
Mariano Fortuny
1838-1874
SPANISHARABE DELANTE DE UN TAPIZ (ARAB BEFORE A TAPESTRY)
signed Fortuny lower right
oil on canvas
150 by 75cm., 59 by 29½in.
McLean, London, 1874 | Mariano de Murrieta, London (acquired from the above. Murrieta, Marquess of Santurce, a banker of Spanish origin living in London, assembled a large and diverse collection of pictures and works of art which he housed in a purpose built gallery. His collection included paintings by Zamacois, Léon y Escosura, Tusquets, Tapiró and Mas y Fondevila, but the painter that he supported most was Fortuny. The sale of Murietta's col
1838-1874
SPANISHARABE DELANTE DE UN TAPIZ (ARAB BEFORE A TAPESTRY)
signed Fortuny lower right
oil on canvas
150 by 75cm., 59 by 29½in.
McLean, London, 1874 | Mariano de Murrieta, London (acquired from the above. Murrieta, Marquess of Santurce, a banker of Spanish origin living in London, assembled a large and diverse collection of pictures and works of art which he housed in a purpose built gallery. His collection included paintings by Zamacois, Léon y Escosura, Tusquets, Tapiró and Mas y Fondevila, but the painter that he supported most was Fortuny. The sale of Murietta's col
A top price for Mariano Fortuny
This artwork by Mariano Fortuny achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in May 2011. In the 19th Century European Paintings auction, the work Spanish arabe Delante De Un Tapiz (Arab Before A Tapestry) sold for GBP 735,650.00 (€ 841,218.03) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 250,000.00. This high result makes Spanish arabe Delante De Un Tapiz (Arab Before A Tapestry) the most expensive artwork by Mariano Fortuny that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Mariano Fortuny
Dieses Kunstwerk von Mariano Fortuny erzielte im Mai 2011 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century European Paintings wurde die Arbeit Spanish arabe Delante De Un Tapiz (Arab Before A Tapestry) für GBP 735.650,00 (€ 841.218,03) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 250.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Spanish arabe Delante De Un Tapiz (Arab Before A Tapestry) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Mariano Fortuny, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Mariano Fortuny - Auction history
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