Picart, Bernard
Tafereel, Of Beschryving van den prachtigen temple den Zang-Godinnen. Amsterdam: Zacharias Chatelain, 1733.
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, Lot 643
20. Jun - 20. Jun 2013
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, Lot 643
20. Jun - 20. Jun 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
PICART, Bernard (1673-1733). Tafereel, Of Beschryving van den prachtigen temple den Zang-Godinnen. Amsterdam: Zacharias Chatelain, 1733.
2 o (484 x 318 mm). Title printed in red and black, half-title. Engraved title within architectural border, engraved vignette on letterpress title, 60 engraved plates by Picart (small marginal repaired tear on plate 47). (A few pale marginal stains on last two leaves, generally very clean and crisp.) Contemporary Dutch half calf, spine gilt, red morocco lettering-piece, uncut. Provenance: acquired from Jeffrey D. Mancevice, 1991.
FIRST EDITION. Picart based his illustrations primarily on the plates by Abraham van Diepenbeek that were engraved by Bloemaert for Michel de Marolles' Temples des Muses (Paris, 1655). Picart added superb rococo borders, however, that are exemplars of the style. The result combines the high baroque period of the Rubens school with the more gracious inventions of his own time. Each plate bears captions in French, English, German and Dutch. This is among Picart's final works, as he died during the year of its publication. Brunet V:696.
2 o (484 x 318 mm). Title printed in red and black, half-title. Engraved title within architectural border, engraved vignette on letterpress title, 60 engraved plates by Picart (small marginal repaired tear on plate 47). (A few pale marginal stains on last two leaves, generally very clean and crisp.) Contemporary Dutch half calf, spine gilt, red morocco lettering-piece, uncut. Provenance: acquired from Jeffrey D. Mancevice, 1991.
FIRST EDITION. Picart based his illustrations primarily on the plates by Abraham van Diepenbeek that were engraved by Bloemaert for Michel de Marolles' Temples des Muses (Paris, 1655). Picart added superb rococo borders, however, that are exemplars of the style. The result combines the high baroque period of the Rubens school with the more gracious inventions of his own time. Each plate bears captions in French, English, German and Dutch. This is among Picart's final works, as he died during the year of its publication. Brunet V:696.
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work Tafereel, Of Beschryving van den prachtigen temple den Zang-Godinnen. Amsterdam: Zacharias Chatelain, 1733. by Bernard Picart was sold in the The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods auction at Christies in New York in June 2013. The result of USD 2,000.00 (€ 1,537.28) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 2,000.00 – 3,000.00. Admittedly, works by Bernard Picart have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An Allegorical Frontispiece, Perhaps A Reflection On Human Frailty in July 2013 with an auction result of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 7,855.89).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Tafereel, Of Beschryving van den prachtigen temple den Zang-Godinnen. Amsterdam: Zacharias Chatelain, 1733. von Bernard Picart wurde im Juni 2013 in der Auktion The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 2.000,00 (€ 1.537,28) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 2.000,00 – 3.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Bernard Picart auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An Allegorical Frontispiece, Perhaps A Reflection On Human Frailty im Juli 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 7.855,89).
Bernard Picart - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
![Oppenord, Gilles-Marie - Oeuvres... contenant différents fragments d\'architecture, et d\'ornement. Paris: Gabriel Huquier, [ca 1748].](/images/oppenord-gilles-marie_oeuvres-contenant-differents-fragments-darchitecture-et-dornement-paris-gabriel-huquier-ca-1748_AID574773_320x320.jpg)
![La Joüe, Jacques De - Livre de Buffets. Paris: Huquier, [ca.1750].](/images/la-jouee-jacques-de_livre-de-buffets-paris-huquier-ca-1750_AID574752_320x320.jpg)
![La Fontaine, Jean De - Contes et Nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam [Paris: David Jeune], 1762.](/images/la-fontaine-jean-de_contes-et-nouvelles-en-vers-amsterdam-paris-david-jeune-1762_AID574750_320x320.jpg)
![Delaune, Etienne - Hunting Scenes [Venationes] (Robert-Dumesnil 275-280)](/images/delaune-etienne_hunting-scenes-venationes-robert-dumesnil-275-280_AID574705_320x320.jpg)
![Bibiena, Giuseppe Galli Da - Architetture, e prospettive, dedicate alla Maest di Carlo Sesto. Augsburg: Andreas Pfeffel, 1740[-1744].](/images/bibiena-giuseppe-galli-da_architetture-e-prospettive-dedicate-alla-maest-di-carlo-sesto-augsburg-andreas-pfeffel-1740-1744_AID574664_320x320.jpg)
![Androuet Du Cerceau, Jacques - Livre Des Edifices Antiques Romains. [Paris], 1584.](/images/androuet-du-cerceau-jacques_livre-des-edifices-antiques-romains-paris-1584_AID574653_320x320.jpg)
