Although Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ continues to hold the record for the highest-paid artwork ever at auction ($450 million), the art market is not very keen on the great European masters, but rather modern and contemporary collectors and buyers. being delivered. artists, NFTs and weird whims. However, Sotheby’s and Christie’s They’re holding auctions in New York this week. And this Wednesday at Christie’s, simply titled “Old Masters” two portraits painted by francisco goya inside 1805 he won record paid at auction for work of genius sourcerising now $16.4 million.
This is the amount paid for an auction ‘Portrait’ of a buyer for whom no data is available at the time these lines are written. Miss Maria Vicenta Barruso Valdes sitting on a sofa with a dog and a portrait of his mother Leonora Antonia Valdes de Barruso sitting in a chair holding a fan. Two portraits were last put up for sale in Turkey. 1951 and since then a private collection.
The auction for 49 lots at Christie’s is unconditional, that is, two portraits of Goya measuring 105 by 84 centimeters, although no minimum price has been set. guaranteed by the auction house for sellers. It was estimated that he would receive $15 to $20 million. And like most of the 36 works ultimately sold, it fell short of that estimate.
This previous record paid by a goya at auction 1992. that’s when Getty Museum Purchased from Sotheby’s in London ‘Stick luck’ $7.4 million, a price that would exceed $15 million today when adjusted for inflation.
a special piece
As explained in Christie’s article on illustrations, In 2008 they were exhibited in the exhibition ‘Goya and the war’ at the Museo del Prado.It was one of the few double portraits of the Aragonese that remained in private hands, and was also played by only two women.
Its creation marked an important moment in the career of the master and represented the beginning of a period of growth. artistic freedom. He was one of the first to perform. auspices his art left the court and the nobility and began to expand in the region. bourgeoisie. And Christie’s also underlined exceptional protection statusIt offers an excellent opportunity to explore. goya technique.
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