Nicolaus Hogenberg

Two roundels: Christ as the Man of Sorrows, seated on the Cross, with a blank shield for the donor's coat-of-arms below (recto); The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist (verso)

Found at Christies, London
The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection. Part I, Lot 1
10. Jul - 10. Jul 2014
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 43.750 GBP
Nicolaus Hogenberg (Munich 1498/1502-circa 1539 Mechelen)
Two roundels: Christ as the Man of Sorrows, seated on the Cross, with a blank shield for the donor's coat-of-arms below (recto); The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash and red chalk, on light brown paper, circular, the recto composed of four joined sheets, the verso (which is a separate drawing laid down back to back with the recto) composed of three joined sheets, recto and verso each with partial framing lines
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) diam.

A top price for Nikolaus Hogenberg

The work Two roundels: Christ as the Man of Sorrows, seated on the Cross, with a blank shield for the donor's coat-of-arms below (recto); The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist (verso) by Nikolaus Hogenberg was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2014. It achieved a price of GBP 43,750.00 (€ 55,182.51), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. With this result, Two roundels: Christ as the Man of Sorrows, seated on the Cross, with a blank shield for the donor's coat-of-arms below (recto); The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist (verso) is even the most expensive work of art by Nikolaus Hogenberg that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Nikolaus Hogenberg

Die Arbeit Two roundels: Christ as the Man of Sorrows, seated on the Cross, with a blank shield for the donor's coat-of-arms below (recto); The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist (verso) von Nikolaus Hogenberg kam im Juli 2014 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 43.750,00 (€ 55.182,51) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Two roundels: Christ as the Man of Sorrows, seated on the Cross, with a blank shield for the donor's coat-of-arms below (recto); The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist (verso) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Nikolaus Hogenberg, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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