Pietro Testa
The Prophecy of Basilides
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Masters/New Scholars: Works of Art Sold to Benefit Rugby School, Lot 42
04.Dez - 04.Dez.2018
Old Masters/New Scholars: Works of Art Sold to Benefit Rugby School, Lot 42
04.Dez - 04.Dez.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
inscribed by the artist in black chalk 'palmo' (to the right of Christ's foot), and in pen and brown ink a line indicating the scale of 1:10 'palmi a basso nel' opera crescero mezo, sopra tre. slargherò per lunghezza/ tre due [crossed out] palmi le figure come + e così dalla testa/ slargherò quattro palmi si che le figure verranno 9 palmi' and in faint red chalk 'slarga' (on the figure of Justice), the squares at the top numbered '3' to '27', and with number '199', with a very faint cross in
black chalk and traces of red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on grey-green prepared paper, on two sheets vertically joined at the centre, squared in red chalk
14 3/8 x 23 3/8 in. (36.7 x 59.5 cm)
Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (1723-1792) (L. 2364). | Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (1769-1830) (L. 2445). | Samuel Woodburn, London (1786-1853), from the Collection of Sir Thomas Lawrence; Christie's, 4 June 1860, lot 15 'death of a saint, P. TESTA'; and four others (16s. to Bloxam). | M.H. Bloxam, by whom given to Rugby School Art Museum; with his initials 'M:H:B', inscription and attribution 'Rugby School Art Museum e dono Matt: H: Bloxam/ Testa Pietro a.d. 1611-1650 Roman School/ Collections Si
black chalk and traces of red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on grey-green prepared paper, on two sheets vertically joined at the centre, squared in red chalk
14 3/8 x 23 3/8 in. (36.7 x 59.5 cm)
Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (1723-1792) (L. 2364). | Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (1769-1830) (L. 2445). | Samuel Woodburn, London (1786-1853), from the Collection of Sir Thomas Lawrence; Christie's, 4 June 1860, lot 15 'death of a saint, P. TESTA'; and four others (16s. to Bloxam). | M.H. Bloxam, by whom given to Rugby School Art Museum; with his initials 'M:H:B', inscription and attribution 'Rugby School Art Museum e dono Matt: H: Bloxam/ Testa Pietro a.d. 1611-1650 Roman School/ Collections Si
Upper estimate price exceeded by 60 %.
The work The Prophecy of Basilides by Pietro Testa was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2018. It achieved a price of GBP 40,000.00 (€ 44,563.55), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 60%. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Pietro Testa achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Aeneas On The Bank Of The River Styx in February 2013 with an auction result of USD 2,994,500.00 (€ 2,289,548.13).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 60 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Prophecy of Basilides von Pietro Testa kam im Dezember 2018 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 40.000,00 (€ 44.563,55) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 60%. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Pietro Testa erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Aeneas On The Bank Of The River Styx im Februar 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.994.500,00 (€ 2.289.548,13).
Pietro Testa - Auction history
