Mattia Preti
The Feast of Absalom
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Old Master Paintings Part II, Lot 345
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2020
Old Master Paintings Part II, Lot 345
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
The Feast of Absalom
oil on canvas
116.8 x 168.2cm (46 x 66 1/4in).
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 25 March 1982, lot 83 (as 'Attributed to Preti') | With Piero Corsini Inc., New York | Dr. Carlo Croce, Philadelphia | Sale, Christie's, New York, 14 January 1993, lot 164 (sold $49,500) | Sale, Christie's, London, 25 April 2001, lot 109
oil on canvas
116.8 x 168.2cm (46 x 66 1/4in).
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 25 March 1982, lot 83 (as 'Attributed to Preti') | With Piero Corsini Inc., New York | Dr. Carlo Croce, Philadelphia | Sale, Christie's, New York, 14 January 1993, lot 164 (sold $49,500) | Sale, Christie's, London, 25 April 2001, lot 109
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work The Feast of Absalom by Mattia Preti was auctioned at Bonhams in London in July 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 30,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 93,812.50 (€ 104,640.70). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Mattia Preti achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work David Playing The Harp Before Saul in January 2008 with an auction result of USD 2,169,000.00 (€ 1,461,491.81).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The Feast of Absalom von Mattia Preti im Juli 2020 bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 30.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 93.812,50 (€ 104.640,70) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Mattia Preti erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit David Playing The Harp Before Saul im Januar 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.169.000,00 (€ 1.461.491,81).
Mattia Preti - Auction history
