Maîtres Anciens : Peintures - Sculptures

Sale Overview

Couvrant cinq siècles d’art européen, la vente Maîtres Anciens : Peintures - Sculptures comprend un riche éventail d’œuvres couvrant différentes thématiques.

Les œuvres phares de la vente sont un important Paiement de la dîme par Pierre Brueghel le Jeune, ainsi qu’un cuivre de son frère, Jan Brueghel l’Ancien, qui représente Le Calvaire ; les deux apparaissent aux enchères pour la première fois depuis quarante ans.

Ces tableaux impressionnants seront proposés à côté de la redécouverte d’une Bethsabée aux bains par Jan Massys, une belle Marie Madeleine du Maître des demi-figures, ainsi qu’un groupe de vedute par Pietro Bellotti qui montre des vues de villes européennes et resté depuis le vivant de l’artiste dans la même collection particulière.

La sculpture est représentée, entre autres, par un rare Pleurant du début du XVe siècle en marbre, et un feuillet en ivoire dont le pendant est conservé à la Ranger’s House de Londres.

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Covering five centuries of European art, the sale Old Masters: Paintings - Sculptures features a rich selection of works spanning a variety of themes.

The highlights of the sale are an important Payment of the Tithe by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, as well as a work on copper of the Calvary by his brother, Jan Brueghel the Elder; both appearing at auction for the first time in forty years.

These impressive paintings will be offered alongside the rediscovery of a Bathsheba Bathing by Jan Massys, a beautiful Mary Magdaleneby the Master of the Female Half-Lengths, and a group of vedute by Pietro Belotti depicting various European cities, which has remained in the same private collection since it was acquired during the artist’s lifetime.

Sculpture is represented, among other works, by a rare early 15th‑century marble Mourner, and an ivory leaf whose counterpart is preserved at Ranger’s House in London.

Auction times

11 Jun 02:30 PM (CEST) Lots 1-46

Our specialist’s selection

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Olivia Ghosh

Specialist | Old Masters

Olivia has worked at Christie’s since 2017, joining the Old Master Paintings Department in 2018 first as cataloguer and subsequently as specialist. She is now responsible for heading up the department’s biannual live sales in Paris. In addition to this, she is an auctioneer and charity auctioneer. Prior to joining Christie's, she was a Fellow in the Prints and Drawings Department at the British Museum. She speaks English, French and German, and has a specific interest in art of the British, French and Italian Schools.

Alexandre Mordret-Isambert

Specialist | Early European Sculpture & Works of Art

Alexandre Mordret-Isambert joined Christie's Paris in 2021 as an associate specialist in early European sculpture (medieval, Renaissance, baroque, neoclassical and 19th century). Alexandre is a graduate of the Université Panthéon-Assas, the École Pratique des Hautes Études-Sorbonne and the École du Louvre. After several years of experience in institutions such as the Louvre, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris and the French Mobilier National, Alexandre began working for international auction houses. Subsequently, he worked as a specialist for an expertise company dealing in sculpture and art objects from the Middle Ages to the 18th century.

Alexandre is still a teacher in Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the École du Louvre. Alexandre also assists a number of important international collectors in building their collections.