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Old Master Drawings
Christie's sales in this category draw together artists from the 14th- 19th centuries who worked in Italy, France, the Low Countries, Germany, Spain and other areas of Europe. Among the most famous names are Michelangelo, Parmigianino, Raphael, Boucher, Ingres, Goya, Rubens and Rembrandt. Subjects range from still lifes and genre scenes to religious and mythological themes. Christie's holds sales in New York, London and Paris.
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Exceptional Prices
Michelangelo Buonarroti, called Michelangelo (1475-1564)
The Risen Christ
Price realized: £8,143,750
July 2000, London, King Street
Joint world auction record for an Old Master Drawing
The Risen Christ
Price realized: £8,143,750
July 2000, London, King Street
Joint world auction record for an Old Master Drawing
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Horse and Rider
Price realized: £8,143,750
July 2001, London, King Street
Joint world auction record for an Old Master Drawing
Horse and Rider
Price realized: £8,143,750
July 2001, London, King Street
Joint world auction record for an Old Master Drawing
Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (1483-1520)
Study for the head and hand of an Apostle, from 1516
Price realized: £5,281,500
December 1996, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
Study for the head and hand of an Apostle, from 1516
Price realized: £5,281,500
December 1996, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, il Parmigianino (1503-1540)
Head of a young man looking up
Price realized: $765,000
January 2002 New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for a drawing by the artist
Head of a young man looking up
Price realized: $765,000
January 2002 New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for a drawing by the artist
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1669)
The Bulwark 'De Rose' and the Windmill 'De Smeerpot': A View Near the Rampoortje, Amsterdam, c. 1650
Price realized: $3,742,500
January 2000, New York
World auction record for a drawing by the artist
The Bulwark 'De Rose' and the Windmill 'De Smeerpot': A View Near the Rampoortje, Amsterdam, c. 1650
Price realized: $3,742,500
January 2000, New York
World auction record for a drawing by the artist
Hubert Robert (1733-1808)
Un dessinateur assis à une table, de profil à gauche, dessinant un buste de femme, un dessin d'un buste antique accroché au mur
Price realized: €534,750
March 2002, Paris
World auction record for a drawing by the artist
Un dessinateur assis à une table, de profil à gauche, dessinant un buste de femme, un dessin d'un buste antique accroché au mur
Price realized: €534,750
March 2002, Paris
World auction record for a drawing by the artist
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Fuendetodos 1746-1828 Bordeaux)
Bajan riñendo (They go down quarrelling) or Vision de bajar riñendo (Vision: going down quarrelling)
Price realized: £2,281,250 ($4,498,628)
July 2008, London, King Street
Bajan riñendo (They go down quarrelling) or Vision de bajar riñendo (Vision: going down quarrelling)
Price realized: £2,281,250 ($4,498,628)
July 2008, London, King Street
Francesco Guardi (1712-1793)
Une vue du Campo S. Zanipolo (S.S. Giovanni e Paolo) avec la plate-forme temporaire érigée contre la Scuola S. Marco pour la bénédiction du Pape Pie VI le 19 mai 1782 à Venise
Price realized: €314,750
March 2002, Paris
Une vue du Campo S. Zanipolo (S.S. Giovanni e Paolo) avec la plate-forme temporaire érigée contre la Scuola S. Marco pour la bénédiction du Pape Pie VI le 19 mai 1782 à Venise
Price realized: €314,750
March 2002, Paris
Andrea d'Angiolo, called Andrea del Sarto (Florence 1486-1530)
Head of Saint Joseph looking down, with a subsidiary study of his features (recto); Two studies of legs (verso)
Price realized: £6,504,000
July 2005, London, King Street
World auction record for a drawing by the artist
Head of Saint Joseph looking down, with a subsidiary study of his features (recto); Two studies of legs (verso)
Price realized: £6,504,000
July 2005, London, King Street
World auction record for a drawing by the artist
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
Anatomical studies: Three nudes, before 1628
Price realized: £419,500
July 1999, London, King Street
Anatomical studies: Three nudes, before 1628
Price realized: £419,500
July 1999, London, King Street
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