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Old Master paintings expert
However, the attribution of that small panel to the artist known as Master of Vyssi Brod, a 14th century Gothic painter from
An intense research dossier was also triggered by the discovery of a bronze bust of Paul Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain, one of Henri IV's Ministers. When auctioneer Géraldine d'Ouince saw it for the first time, she exclaimed "It can't be 17th century... it would be too good to be true... no more exist! …" . Busts from that period are indeed extremely rare, even in the most prestigious museums, and they are totally absent from the market. But, with the help of Elodie Jeannest and
All in all, Géraldine d'Ouince recognized before the public sale that the estimate provided in the catalogue – between
The French model
While it represents a niche market in
When an appraisal report is both convincing and conclusive, news of the sale seems to spread almost on its own. The media and the Art Market are fond of stories of forgotten or misattributed art works that gradually recover their rightful places in art history as the research advances and the evidence accumulates. In the end, the technical analyses, x-rays and comparisons with other masterpieces are presented in a sales catalogue… and the work's true identity and history are revealed.
The excellent results hammered in
Top 10 Old Masters at auction in
1. CIMABUE (c. 1240/50-c. 1302) - Christ Mocked
27/10/2019, Hôtel des Ventes de Senlis
2. Master of Vyssi BROD (act.1350-) - The Virgin and Child on the Throne
30/11/2019, Cortot & Associés, Dijon
3. Artemisia GENTILESCHI (1593-c.1654) - Lucrèce
13/11/2019, Artcurial,
4. Antonio SUSINI (Attrib.) (1558-1624) - Abduction of a Sabine (c.1590-1610)
11/12/2019, Sotheby's,
5. Giambettino CIGNAROLI (Attrib.) (1706-1770) - Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus
27/11/2019,
6 Ambrosius I BOSSCHAERT (1573-1621) - Cut flowers in a Römer [...]
06/19/2019, Fraysse - Binoche & Giquello,
7. Francesco BORDONI (1580-1654) - Paul Phélypeaux [...]
20/11/2019, from Baecque - d'Ouince,
8. Hans DAUHER (c.1485-1538) - Putti (c.1525-1530)
16/05/2019, Sotheby's,
9. Bernardino LUINI (c.1480 / 85-1532)2,534,000 -
14/11/2019, Aguttes,
10. Antonio SUSINI (Attrib.) (1558-1624) La fortune (1580-1600)
Sell or appraise: you have to choose
An appraisal carries much more weight when carried out by an independent firm whose reputation is at stake regarding the objectivity of its report.
An auctioneer who sees a work for the first time is already partly committed to its sale and the quality of his/her work will be measured according to the success of the transaction. Auction houses sometimes give the impression of over-focusing on the marketing and financial aspects of a sale. When
For the time being, both
A pledge of quality
More than twenty years ago,
"When art became an increasingly expensive commodity in the 1970s and 1980s, fakes flourished. The young millionaires or billionaires began to covet art as an object of investment, as well as a mark of prestige and social superiority. As the originals were no longer numerous enough, the false Old Masters (or fully repainted) filled the gaps."
The former MET Director lent credence, at least in part, to this explanation: "One of the fiercest of all [fakebusters], the Italian Giuseppe "Pico" Cellini, now in his early eighties and still exposing all sorts of artistic garbage, believes the tendency of most American museums to keep their fakes quiet or secret is due to their having sold out to their wealthy donors and trustees. Perhaps he doesn't exaggerate."
It is probably no coincidence that in 2019 the
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