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Led by Ordination, an outstanding masterpiece by Nicolas Poussin, Christie’s Evening Sale of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours features a carefully curated group of important European pictures from the 15th - 19th centuries. The sale will include such highlights as the instantly recognisable Pieter Brueghel the Younger’s Combat between Carnival and Lent, an Ideal Landscape by Claude Lorrain, and a significant insight into Tudor history, Nonsuch Palace from the South by Joris Hoefnagel.
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Paul Raison
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Ordination is one of the most beautiful and important works by the acknowledged father of French painting. Held in the family of the Dukes of Rutland for over 200 years, the sale of this picture at Christie’s King Street will be an historic event. There is no known precedent for Poussin’s series, showing the origins of the sacraments in the early church with great archaeological accuracy.
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LOT 53
Nicolas Poussin (Les Andelys 1594 - 1665 Rome)
Ordination
£15,000,000 - 20,000,000 |
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Mary, Countess of Wilton, was the daughter of Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby. She married Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton, in 1821. This portrait, made the year before Lawrence’s death, captures Lady Wilton’s youth and quiet beauty. Lady Wilton's fashionable red dress and jewellery emphasise her elegance and social standing
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LOT 45
Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A (Bristol 1769 - 1830 London)
Portrait of Mary, Countess of Wilton
£400,000 - 600,000 |
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A key example of late 15th century painting in Bruges, this exquisitely preserved and remarkable panel is ambitiously composed and executed with true finesse. The figures, set in a complex hierarchy within a contemporary interior, are portrayed with great realism.
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LOT 8
Master of the Baroncelli Portraits (Active Bruges, c. 1489) Pentecost
£1,000,000 - 1,500,000 |
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A key example of late 15th century painting in Bruges, this exquisitely preserved and remarkable panel is ambitiously composed and executed with true finesse. The figures, set in a complex hierarchy within a contemporary interior, are portrayed with great realism.
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LOT 11
Joris (Georg) Hoefnagel (Antwerp 1542 - 1600 Vienna)
Nonsuch Palace from the South
£800,000 - 1,200,000 |
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Claude was the greatest painter of the Ideal Landscape; his compositions were never equaled in their harmony and refinement. Using his studies of nature and a unifying tonal light, Claude subtly built-up his landscapes to their poetic perfection. This picture, an early example of the artist’s sensitivity, is in a particularly fine state of conservation.
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LOT 51
Claude Gellee, called Le Lorrain
(Champagne 1604/5 - 1682 Rome)
An extensive landscape with shepherds dancing in the foreground
£2,000,000 - 3,000,000 |
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Inspired by the romantic landscapes of Italy – though with intended echoes of Ancient Greece – this ‘heroic landscape’ is a deeply religious work. Koch was a member of the Nazarenes, Rome-based artists committed to the purification of art. The strongly Christian sensibility is symbolised by the rainbow that literally encloses the painting, reflecting God’s dominion over all things.
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LOT 47
Joseph Anton Koch (Austrian, 1768 - 1839)
Heroische Landschaft mit Regenbogen
£300,000 - 500,000
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The portraitist of choice amongst Amsterdam’s regent and merchant elite, van der Helst is renowned for his elegance and refinement of technique. The thoughtful placement of his richly attired sitters against the countryside of Haarlem further denotes their prosperity, as the area was known to be a popular retreat for wealthy Amsterdam citizens.
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LOT 22
Bartholomeus van der Helst (Haarlem 1613 - 1670 Amsterdam) Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, seated, before a balustrade, a landscape with a country house and a distant view of Haarlem beyond
£400,000 - 600,000
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The battle between Carnival and Lent is one of the most recognisable images within the entire Brueghelian oeuvre. It is also one of the rarest and this is one of only five know versions by Pieter Breghel the Younger.
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LOT 15
Pieter Brueghel II (Brussels 1564 - 1637/8 Antwerp)
The Battle between Carnival and Lent
£2,000,000 - 3,000,000
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