An exceptional early work by Peter Paul Rubens, Lot and His Daughters, led Christie’s Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale on 7 July, realising £44,882,500 /$58,167,720 after an intense battle between four bidders which lasted for an electrifying 14 minutes.
Paul Raison, Deputy Chairman of Old Master Pictures, commented: ‘The sale of this significant painting demonstrates that Christie’s continues to lead the masterpiece market at auction and in this field. A stunning work of psychological complexity, Lot and His Daughters was created at a time when Rubens’ reputation as the most renowned artist in Antwerp had already placed him firmly at the centre of the European artistic stage.’
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Paul Raison, Deputy Chairman of Old Master Pictures, commented: ‘The sale of this significant painting demonstrates that Christie’s continues to lead the masterpiece market at auction and in this field. A stunning work of psychological complexity, Lot and His Daughters was created at a time when Rubens’ reputation as the most renowned artist in Antwerp had already placed him firmly at the centre of the European artistic stage.’
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