Vincenzo Leonardi
Study of a purple heron (Ardea purpurea)
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Old Master Paintings, Lot 29
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2023
Old Master Paintings, Lot 29
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Vincenzo Leonardi (Rome 1589-1657)
Study of a purple heron (Ardea purpurea)
numbered '2i' (lower left)
gouache on laid paper
46.7 x 34.8cm (18 3/8 x 13 11/16in).
Cassiano dal Pozzo, and by descent to his brother | Carlo Antonio dal Pozzo, by descent to his son | Gabriele dal Pozzo, by descent to his son | Cosimo Antonio dal Pozzo, by whom sold in 1703 to | Pope Clement XI, thence by descent to | Cardinal Alessandro Albani, 1714, from whom acquired by James Adam in 1762 for | King George III | Sold from the Royal Library, Windsor, early 1920s | With Jacob Mendelson, London, where probably purchased by | Professor Isaacs and gifted by him to the present owner's grandparents on their wedding in 1935
Study of a purple heron (Ardea purpurea)
numbered '2i' (lower left)
gouache on laid paper
46.7 x 34.8cm (18 3/8 x 13 11/16in).
Cassiano dal Pozzo, and by descent to his brother | Carlo Antonio dal Pozzo, by descent to his son | Gabriele dal Pozzo, by descent to his son | Cosimo Antonio dal Pozzo, by whom sold in 1703 to | Pope Clement XI, thence by descent to | Cardinal Alessandro Albani, 1714, from whom acquired by James Adam in 1762 for | King George III | Sold from the Royal Library, Windsor, early 1920s | With Jacob Mendelson, London, where probably purchased by | Professor Isaacs and gifted by him to the present owner's grandparents on their wedding in 1935
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July this year Bonhams in London held the auction Old Master Paintings, which included the work Study of a purple heron (Ardea purpurea) by Vincenzo Leonardi. The price achieved of GBP 28,160.00 (€ 32,854.19) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 25,000.00 – 35,000.00. Other works by Vincenzo Leonardi have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in March 2021 the work Une Grande Outarde (Otis Tarda L.) was auctioned for EUR 60,000.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli diesen Jahres führte Bonhams in London die Auktion Old Master Paintings durch, in der auch die Arbeit Study of a purple heron (Ardea purpurea) von Vincenzo Leonardi zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 28.160,00 (€ 32.854,19) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 25.000,00 – 35.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Vincenzo Leonardi konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im März 2021 die Arbeit Une Grande Outarde (Otis Tarda L.) für EUR 60.000,00 versteigert.
Vincenzo Leonardi - Auction history
