Sotheby's NY Evening Sale
December 29 2020
Picture: Sotheby's
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Sotheby's have uploaded their upcoming NY Old Master Paintings Evening Sale online. The sale will take place on 28th January 2021.
Alongside the aforementioned $80m Botticelli Portrait and $20m-30m Rembrandt are some other rather fine pictures that are worth pointing out. Firstly, a rare Descent from the cross by Hugo van der Goes carrying an estimate of $3m - $5m; an Ecce Homo by Guido Reni carrying an estimate of £1.2 - £1.8m; a marvellous still life by Willem Claesz Heda carrying an estimate of $2.5m - $3.5m; a beautifully preserved still life by Rachel Ruysch estimated at $1m - $1.5m; and two fine Wright of Derby works including a double portrait of Mr and Mrs Chase estimated at $300k - $500k and a Cottage on Fire estimated at $100k - $150k.
Also included is this rather interesting upgraded portrait of the Earl of Strafford by Sir Anthony Van Dyck estimated at $700k - $1m. It had sold at Christie's in 2012 for £15,000 (inc. commission) where it was catalogued as by a 'Follower of Van Dyck'. They have supplied some interesting infra-red images which shows the pentimenti in the positioning of the figure.
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One imagines that this sale will really draw a great deal of attention. How high will the Botticelli go for, and will the uncertainty of the current global events have any effect on prices? We'll wait and see.
