Mattia Preti

Two sketches by the Spanish master Murillo (1618-1682) – Saint Peter receiving the Key, and The Baptism of Christ – were the highlights of Bonhams July Old Masters Sale at New Bond Street. Sold as one lot, they achieved £100,063, having been estimated at £60,000-80,000. The sale made at total of £1,795,000 with 64% sold by lot, and 71% by value. Bonhams Group Head of Pictures Caroline Oliphant commented: "The sale was designed to appeal to a wide range of tastes and we are pleased that so many... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18. Mattia Preti (Taverna 1613-1699 Valletta), A young man kneeling with a basket, with inscription in pencil '26 Agosto 1829' in modern hand (verso), red chalk, traces of black chalk, indented with the stylus, 15 x 10 ¾ in. (37.8 x 27.5 cm). Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018 Provenance: A. Chariatte, London (d. 1923) (L. 88a); Sotheby's, London, 30 April 1923, probably part of lot 7 (as Carlo Maratti).Sir John Clermont Witt, London (1907-1982) (L.... [Lire la suite]

Luca Giordano, SAN GENNARO DEVANT L’AMPHITHÉÂTRE DE POZZUOLI, 1675, huile sur toile. H.210 ; L.155 cm. Naples, Église dei Girolamini © Archivio Garofalo, Naples. PARIS - Pour la première fois en dehors d’Italie, le trésor de San Gennaro sera présenté dans une exposition exceptionnelle au Musée Maillol à Paris du19 mars au 20 juillet 2014.  C’est une des plus grandes collections de joaillerie du monde, comparable aux Joyaux de la Couronne de France ou d’Angleterre, mais qui n’appartient ni aux... [Lire la suite]

Follower of Mattia Preti, Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene oil on canvas, unframed. 37 3/4 by 53 in.; 95.9 by 134.6 cm. Estimate 50,000—70,000 USD Sotheby's. Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art. 29 Jan 09. New York www.sothebys.com photo courtesy Sotheby's

Circle of Mattia Preti, St. Francis in Prayer oil on canvas. 49 1/3 by 39 in.; 125.3 by 99.1 in. Estimate 15,000—20,000 USD PROVENANCE: Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, July 27, 1969, lot 43 (as by Zurburan). NOTE: Mattia Preti, artiste peintre italien naquit le 24 février 1613 à Taverna, en Calabre. En 1661, il s'installa à Malte où il vécut jusqu'à sa mort, le 3 janvier 1699. Il y exécuta divers contrats aussi bien d'ordre privé que public. Il peignit ainsi de nombreuses fresques et tableaux d'autels pour les... [Lire la suite]