Sotheby's New York Master Paintings Part I
January 8 2025
Picture: Sotheby's
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Sotheby's New York Master Paintings Part I sale has been uploaded online. The auction will take place on 6th February 2025 at 10.00 EST.
Amongst the top lots are a Rubens sketch of the Annunciation at $4m - $6m, a hairy Saint Mary Magdalene by Raphael at $2m - $3m, a portrait of a noblewoman by Bernardino de Conte at $2m - $3m, a Nest Robber by Pieter Brueghel the Younger at $1.2m - $1.8m, and a crucifixion by Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen at $1.2m - $1.8m. Being musically minded though, my favourite is this Cornelis de Vos portrait showing a young girl playing the virginal, estimated at $600k - $800k (pictured).
It is also worth drawing attention to the Aso O. Tavitian single-owner sales, which contain a selection of fine selection of Old Masters from various centuries and national schools, the top lots being a portrait of Margaret of Austria at $1.5m - $2m and a Mary Magdalene by Ambrosius Benson at $600k - $800k.
