Orazio Amato
Portrait of Umberto II, King of Italy (1904-1983); and another formal portrait
Found at
Christies,
London
THE COLLECTION OF S.A.R. LA PRINCIPESSA REALE DI SAVOIA, Lot 1378
22. APR - 22. APR 2005
THE COLLECTION OF S.A.R. LA PRINCIPESSA REALE DI SAVOIA, Lot 1378
22. APR - 22. APR 2005
Estimate: 100 - 150 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Description
Orazio Amato (1884-1952)
Portrait of Umberto II, King of Italy (1904-1983); and another formal portrait
the former signed and dated 'Orazio Amato Roma MCMXXVII' (lower left)
oil on canvas, unstretched
50¼ x 39 in. (127.5 x 99 cm.); and 33¼ x 32¼ in. (84.4 x 82 cm.)
a pair (2)
Portrait of Umberto II, King of Italy (1904-1983); and another formal portrait
the former signed and dated 'Orazio Amato Roma MCMXXVII' (lower left)
oil on canvas, unstretched
50¼ x 39 in. (127.5 x 99 cm.); and 33¼ x 32¼ in. (84.4 x 82 cm.)
a pair (2)
Artwork auctioned at 20 times the upper estimate price
When the work Portrait of Umberto II, King of Italy (1904-1983); and another formal portrait by Orazio Amato was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2005, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 150.00 but the actual price achieved was more than 20 times as high at GBP 3,000.00 (€ 4,440.44). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Orazio Amato - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Il pane, which sold at auction in June 2004 for EUR 13,020.00.
Kunstwerk zum 20-fachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Portrait of Umberto II, King of Italy (1904-1983); and another formal portrait von Orazio Amato im April 2005 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 150,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 3.000,00 (€ 4.440,44) mehr als 20-mal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Orazio Amato mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Il pane beobachtet, die im Juni 2004 für EUR 13.020,00 versteigert wurde.
Orazio Amato - Auction history
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