Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Christies leads the market for old master paintings at public auction and by private sale. Sale n10307view resultsas always, the january old master drawings sale will include a wide range of works on paper from all the european schools. Sothebys old master drawings auction catalog 2008 ebay.
The cabinet includes rarely seen, stunning drawings by old masters. Browse and buy a vast selection of auction catalogs or catalogues collections. View auction details, art exhibitions and online catalogues. A deep, rich and varied sale full of outstanding material that has not been seen on the market in decades, this summers old master and british drawings auction contains highlights that span nearly four centuries of the draughtsmans art. Copy the master draftsmen via grid enlargement on quality paper with a good tooth, like miteintes or a nice vellum, after practice sketching on newsprint. The first is a group of drawings collected by king william ii of the netherlands 17921849 and his russian wife anna pavlovna, 17951865, who together assembled one of the greatest collections of paintings and drawings that was formed anywhere in europe in the 19 th century. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Sothebys old masters team has been the dominant force in the market for a generation. Find highquality sothebys old master british paintings and drawings stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Sotheby s catalog old master paintings, drawings fine art london sale 2004. How old master sales are like the tortoise and the hare. Major artists names attract more bidders than minor artists names, said andrew fletcher, senior director of old master paintings at sothebys. The old blackhorse, blackhorse road, skeyton, norwich, norfolk, nr10 5dj, england operating in england and wales site designed by hopscotch studios ltd. Old master drawings from the christian and isabelle adrien collection a landmark event in the field of old master drawings in europe sothebys paris, 22 march 2018.
Sotheby s old master drawings sales offer works created in continental europe between the 15th and the early 19th centuries using media such as pen and ink, chalk, metalpoint, brush and wash, watercolour and gouache, executed primarily on paper supports, but also sometimes on vellum. Part of the mystique of being a connoisseur is the drawing cabinet where precious but perishable sketches are stored and only rarely but very lovingly studied. The january 25, 2017 auction of old master drawings at sothebys new york is highlighted by several excelent works by lelio orsi, turner, francois boucher, benjamin west, il guercino, ingres, gainsborough and john ruskin. George gordon, the cochairman of old master paintings and drawings for sothebys, says jeff koonss handbags for. This stunning figure was a world auction record for an old master painting, a world record for any work of art at auction, and more than double the previous high, which was set for a work by picasso in may 2015. Figure drawing reference figure drawings architectural prints old master colorful drawings french artists life drawing art auction les oeuvres. An introduction to old master drawings christies youtube. Led by a dazzling tiepolo altarpiece, sothebys old.
Sotheby s catalog old master paintings part two 72002 london sale. Sothebys january 2015 old masters week in new york to. Old master and 19thcentury drawings, sothebys paris, auction, march 25, 2009. The finest drawing in the auction is lot 20, head of a shouting man, by florentine school, 17th century. In 2018 we once again led the market, selling a higher value of old masters at auction than any competitor for the seventh time in the last ten years. In a statement, david pollack, sothebys senior vice president and specialist for old master paintings said, this partnership with highsnobiety. Sothebys old master british paintings and drawings stock. For the past 500 years, certain artists in each era have maintained fine rendering and attention to surface as a priority in their work. The auction particularly emphasizes the revival of italian artworks. With works on paper by masters such as leonardo da vinci, michelangelo, bruegel, rubens, rembrandt, fragonard, goya and ingres, christie s sales of old master drawings offer some of the finest examples of european drawings and watercolours from the 14th to the 19th centuries.
Experiment with a red and white chalks, graphite, charcoal, and pen and brown ink. Sothebys announces 20 auctions to look out for in 2020. As always, the january old master drawings sale will include a wide range of works on paper from all the european schools, dating from the 15th to the mid19th century, but this year the emphasis is very much on the italian renaissance. Old master drawings view auction details, bid, buy and collect the various artworks at sothebys art auction house. Phillips auction catalog old master paintings drawings fine art london sale 1991. Sothebys old masters 31 january in new york sothebys will offer property from the gallery and private collection of otto naumann, the preeminent dealer of old master and 19th century paintings, in a dedicated auction on 31 january in new york.
Old master drawings view auction details, bid, buy and collect the various prints and artworks at sothebys art auction house. For the first time in over a century, chatsworth is opening up one of the richest artistic archives in britain. Sothebys january 2015 old masters week in new york to feature highly important paintings from the collection of j. Gregory rubinstein, director of sothebys old master drawings department said, we are thrilled with the results of this very strong sale. Sothebys old masters sale is best in nearly a decade. This sale includes an intriguing array of paintings and drawings at attractive price points that span through the centuries and the majority of europe. The january 29, 2014 auction of old master drawings at sotheby s new york is highlighted by several excelent works by giovanni domeniuco tiepolo. Lot 9 is a very fine drawing by lelio orsi 15111587 of. With works on paper by masters such as leonardo da vinci, michelangelo, bruegel, rubens, rembrandt, fragonard, goya and ingres, christies sales of old master drawings offer some of the finest examples of european drawings and watercolours from the 14th to the 19th centuries. S sothebys 34 york avenue c christies 20 rockefeller plaza master drawings new york 2019. Old master drawings specialist furio rinaldi looks at works by italian artists across three centuries, explaining how like a fingerprint they can offer insights into the creative. Old master drawings at sothebys new york events on artnet. This is a rare chance to see many old master drawings that are not on view to. Sothebys main old masters sale of 42 paintings tuesday evening did, however, include a rediscovered oil on panel study of the head of christ by rembrandt that had been in the same family.
Old master drawings are often intricately linked with the history of the country in which they were produced. View all auction details, and browse sotheby s new york lots on artnet. Sotheby s catalog old master paintings 52004 new york sale n08002. The old blackhorse, blackhorse road, skeyton, norwich, norfolk, nr10 5dj, england. Understand the inscriptions on old master drawings.
Sothebys old master painting department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialists insights. Newly discovered mantegna drawing will star in sothebys. A drawing by mantegna also set an auction record for a work by the. Old master drawings seven expert tips on collecting, whether. This spring, sothebys will present a remarkable selection of old master drawings from the esteemed collection of christian and isabelle adrien. Important old master paintings, sale 7261, january 28, 1999, sotheby s auction catalogue. To say that he defied classification is not an exaggeration. Pictures and details of old master drawings at sotheby s new york, 29 january 2020. Traces of black chalk, bodycolour and gum arabic on vellum laid down on panel. Among the highlights of the sale is a recently rediscovered full compositional study by andrea mantegna for his painting titled the triumph. Sothebys old master drawings sales offer works created in continental europe between the 15th and the early 19th centuries using media such as pen and ink, chalk, metalpoint, brush and wash, watercolour and gouache, executed primarily on paper supports, but also sometimes on vellum.
The old master midseason sale includes excellent examples from most major schools of painting in western europe. Peter paul rubens study of heads and hands detail these drawings of clasping hands are preliminary studies for the hands of the virgin in the left wing of the raising of. Sotheby s new york presents old master drawings on 1292020. In the catalogue to the sale of his old master drawings, sothebys manages to condense lebels extraordinary range of interests and experience into a single paragraph. Sothebys unveils old master painting in the middle east. Sothebys old master drawings sale master drawings new york. These begin with an astonishing, almost lifesize modello in watercolour. A beautiful, sensuous surface is one of the principle goals of meticulous drawing. Old master and 19thcentury drawings 15201930 january 25february 8 michelangelo anselmi 14911554. Sotheby s old masters team has been the dominant force in the market for a generation. Sotheby s old master drawings auction catalog 2014. Sothebys catalog old master paintings, drawings fine. A recently discovered andrea mantegna drawing, said to be the only known study for one of his canvases in the triumphs of caesar late 15th century, will be offered at sothebys this january.
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