Old Master paintings and drawings from the collection of Alfred Taubman brought in $24.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York last night. The top was was Valentin de Boulogne’s The Crowning with Thorns which sold for $5.2 million and set one of six new artist records. Raphael’s Portrait of Valerio Belli – Just 4¾” in Diameter – made $3.3 million as did The Blue Page, Thomas Gainsborough’s portrait of his nephew. The annual Masters Week auctions in New York are continuing. All images courtesy Sotheby’s. (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for November 5, 2015).
Valentin de Boulogne
The Crowning with Thorns
Bernardo Bellotto – Venice, the Grand Canal looking east from the Campo di San Vio sold for $3.01 million
Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael
Profile Portrait of Valerio Belli, Bust Length, Facing Left
Thomas Gainsborough – The Blue Page.
