Pietro Buonaccorsi
A group of male figures (recto); A map of the winds (verso)
Found at
Christies
Always in Style: Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Herbert Kasper, Lot 18
14. Oct - 14. Oct 2021
Always in Style: Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Herbert Kasper, Lot 18
14. Oct - 14. Oct 2021
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Description
PIETRO BUONACCORSI, CALLED PERINO DEL VAGA (FLORENCE 1501-1547 ROME)
A group of male figures (recto); A map of the winds (verso)
with inscription ‘Perino del Vaga’ (lower left) and extensive diagrammatic annotations on the verso: at top left and right: Ventorum Regiones and horarumque indicatio [i. e., indication of the regions of the winds and hours]; outer ring, from top, clockwise: pluioso [?], africus, [ce zefiro], ce zefiro, [ch]auru[s], boreas, trame quadrum [?; and crosswise:] aquilone, [sun symbol], eurus; middle ring, from top, clockwise: austerus, [libonotus] altanus, [africus] libonotus, [subvesperus] africus, [illegible, for argestes], subve[speru]s, a[rgestes], f[a]von[ius], e[tes]iae, circ[ius], ch[urus], corus, tracias, setentrio, [gallicus], supernas, aquilone, [carbas] boreas, carbas, solanus, or[
pen and brown ink, incised circles and a hole from a compass at the center of the circles (verso)
6 3/8 x 6 ½ in. (16.3 x 16.5 cm)
A group of male figures (recto); A map of the winds (verso)
with inscription ‘Perino del Vaga’ (lower left) and extensive diagrammatic annotations on the verso: at top left and right: Ventorum Regiones and horarumque indicatio [i. e., indication of the regions of the winds and hours]; outer ring, from top, clockwise: pluioso [?], africus, [ce zefiro], ce zefiro, [ch]auru[s], boreas, trame quadrum [?; and crosswise:] aquilone, [sun symbol], eurus; middle ring, from top, clockwise: austerus, [libonotus] altanus, [africus] libonotus, [subvesperus] africus, [illegible, for argestes], subve[speru]s, a[rgestes], f[a]von[ius], e[tes]iae, circ[ius], ch[urus], corus, tracias, setentrio, [gallicus], supernas, aquilone, [carbas] boreas, carbas, solanus, or[
pen and brown ink, incised circles and a hole from a compass at the center of the circles (verso)
6 3/8 x 6 ½ in. (16.3 x 16.5 cm)
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work A group of male figures (recto); A map of the winds (verso) by Pietro Buonaccorsi was worth USD 187,500.00 (€ 162,309.56) to a buyer in October 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Always in Style: Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Herbert Kasper at Christies and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 40,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Pietro Buonaccorsi have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Holy Family With The Infant Saint John The Baptist in January 2011 with an auction result of USD 2,098,500.00 (€ 1,530,076.56).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit A group of male figures (recto); A map of the winds (verso) von Pietro Buonaccorsi war einem Käufer im Oktober 2021 USD 187.500,00 (€ 162.309,56) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Always in Style: Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Herbert Kasper bei Christies erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 40.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Pietro Buonaccorsi auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Holy Family With The Infant Saint John The Baptist im Januar 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.098.500,00 (€ 1.530.076,56).
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