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Sothebys Sale of 19th Century European Paintings in
Londonrealises 5,403,625/ 6,190,388---Four Artist Records
Achieved---
LONDON, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 --- Sothebys sale of 19th Century
European Paintings in London today (whichincluded works by Spanish,
Orientalist, German, Austrian and Central European artists) brought
a total of 5,403,625(6,190,388).
German, Austrian and Central European Paintings: Notable
highlights of this section of the sale were Polish artistHenryk
Siemiradskis By the Fountain (lot 29), which sold for 301,250
(345,112) against an estimate of250,000-350,000*, and Carl
Christian Vogel von Vogelsteins Girl with a Drawing Instrument, the
CountessThekla Ludolf (lot 4) which brought 79,250 (90,789), over
the pre-sale high estimate of 70,000. The priceachieved established
a record for the artist at auction.
The Orientalist Sale: The Orientalist section of the sale was
led by Austrian-born Rudolf Ernsts Leaving the Mosque(lot 67), a
superbly conceived and finely observed panel in which the artist
gives expression to his admiration for Muslim
piety and Islamic architecture, which sold for 217,250
(248,881). The American artist Frederick ArthurBridgmans In the
Harem (lot 87) brought 175,250 (200,766). While most Orientalist
painters with a taste for thissubject delighted in the voyeuristic
opportunities it offered, Bridgman differed from them by using such
scenarios toreveal a more domestic and family-orientated side of
North African women's lives.
Views and Scenes of Turkey: Girolamo Giannis Panoramic View of
Constantinople, from Beyazit, soared above itsestimate of
30,000-50,000, selling for 163,250 (187,019), establishing a record
for the artist at auction by awide margin (lot 42). A further
artists record was achieved when View Across the Bosphorus,
Constantinople byHermann Corrodi (lot 51) with its viewpoint on the
Asian side of the Bosphorus looking west towards Seraglio Point
sold for 361,250 (413,848) against a pre-sale estimate of
300,000-400,000. Germain Fabius BrestsQuartier de Constantinople
brought 103,250 (118,283), comfortably within its pre-sale estimate
of 80,000-120,000 (lot 48).
Spanish Painting: This session of the sale was led byArabe
delante de un tapiz (Arab Before a Tapestry) ,one of the
mostimportant works by Mariano Fortuny that has appeared at auction
in the last decade (lot 109). Sotheby's sale markedits first
appearance at auction. Never before exhibited in public, it caused
much excitement among bidders, eclipsing itspre-sale estimate of
150,000-250,000, before finally selling for 735,650 (842,760), a
new record for the artistat auction (more than double the previous
record). The picture pays homage to the mystery and exoticism of
NorthAfrica. Painted in Rome in 1873 at the height of his career, a
year before his untimely death at the age of 36, ArabBefore a
Tapestryis a large and dramatic canvas that demonstrates a marriage
of Moorish and Western cultures.
The periods greatest exponent, Valencian painter Joaqun Sorolla,
was present in the sale with several works, amongthem the masterful
composition Sevillanas (Ladies of Seville) which sold for 301,250
(345,112 [lot 111]), and Portraitof Luisa Martinez de Tejeda
painted in 1907, when Sorolla was enjoying international
recognition across Europe which made 145,250 (166,398 [lot 119]).
All three works by Catalan artist Santiago Rusiol were snapped up,
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most expensive of the group El Valle, Soller(View over Soller),
painted in Mallorca and not seen in public for almost acentury,
which realised 241,250 (345,112 [lot 118]).
Among other top-selling lots of the Spanish painting section of
the sale was Jenaro Prez Villaamils 42 Views ofSpanish Towns
including Toledo, Seville, Crdoba, Oviedo and Granada, from the
Estate of the 7th Earl of Clarendon.Competitive bidding saw this
work far exceed its pre-sale estimate of 18,000-25,000, before
selling for 121,250(138,904).
NEW AUCTION RECORDS ESTABLISHED TODAY:LOT 109MARIANO
FORTUNYSPANISH 1838-1874ARABE DELANTE DE UN TAPIZ (ARAB BEFORE A
TAPESTRY)
SOLD FOR 735,650 / 842,760 (ESTIMATE 150,000 - 250,000)
LOT 51HERMANN CORRODIITALIAN 1844 - 1905VIEW ACROSS THE
BOSPHORUS, CONSTANTINOPLE
SOLD FOR 361,250 / 413,848 (ESTIMATE 300,000 - 400,000)LOT
42GIROLAMO GIANNIITALIAN 1837 - 1895PANORAMIC VIEW OF
CONSTANTINOPLE, VIEW FROM BEYAZIT
SOLD FOR 163,250 / 187,019 (ESTIMATE 30,000 - 50,000)LOT 4CARL
CHRISTIAN VOGEL VON VOGELSTEINGERMAN 1788-1868JUNGE DAME MIT
ZEICHENGERT (GIRL WITH A DRAWING INSTRUMENT, THE COUNTESS
THEKLALUDOLF)
SOLD FOR 79,250 / 90,789 (ESTIMATE 50,000 - 70,000)
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*Estimates do not include buyers premium
