Salvator Rosa
The Genius of Salvator Rosa; Democritus in Meditation
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 893 GBP
Price realised: 893 GBP
Description
The Genius of Salvator Rosa; Democritus in Meditation (Bartsch 24, 7; Wallace 113, 104)
Two etchings with drypoint, 1662, the 'Genius of Rosa' the final third state with deep drypoint added to the contour of the face of the female figure on the right and light shading lines across the hole in the smoke just above the urn, 'Democritus' the final second state with burnishing on the upper right edge of the sarcophagus above his right knee and on the curved strokes in the sky above his right leg, on thick watermarked laid, with narrow margins, 456 x 276mm (18 x 10 7/8in)(PL)(unframed)(2)
Two etchings with drypoint, 1662, the 'Genius of Rosa' the final third state with deep drypoint added to the contour of the face of the female figure on the right and light shading lines across the hole in the smoke just above the urn, 'Democritus' the final second state with burnishing on the upper right edge of the sarcophagus above his right knee and on the curved strokes in the sky above his right leg, on thick watermarked laid, with narrow margins, 456 x 276mm (18 x 10 7/8in)(PL)(unframed)(2)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In April 2021 Bonhams in London held the auction Prints and Multiples, which included the work The Genius of Salvator Rosa; Democritus in Meditation by Salvator Rosa. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 892.50 (€ 1,026.63) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Salvator Rosa achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of the artist, half-length, in a brown doublet in July 2010 with an auction result of GBP 769,250.00 (€ 924,936.45).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im April 2021 führte Bonhams in London die Auktion Prints and Multiples durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Genius of Salvator Rosa; Democritus in Meditation von Salvator Rosa zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 892,50 (€ 1.026,63) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Salvator Rosa erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of the artist, half-length, in a brown doublet im Juli 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 769.250,00 (€ 924.936,45).
Salvator Rosa - Auction history
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