Auction on
27 October 2019 - 14:30 (CET) -
Manège du quartier Ordener - 6-8 rue des Jardiniers - 60300 Senlis
€24,180,000 very precisely: this was the price paid for Christ Mocked, a little panel by the Tuscan master.
Cenni di Pepo, also known as Cimabue (known 1272 to 1302), Le Christ moqué (Christ Mocked), egg tempera paint and gold ground on a poplar panel. Total dimensions 25.8 x 20.3, current thickness 1.2, painted surface 24.6 x 19.6 cm. Result: €24,180,000
Cenni di Pepo, also known as Cimabue (known 1272 to 1302), Le Christ moqué (Christ Mocked), egg tempera paint and gold ground on a poplar panel. Total dimensions 25.8 x 20.3, current thickness 1.2, painted surface 24.6 x 19.6 cm. Result: €24,180,000
In only a few minutes, bidding for the much sought-after work by Cimabue rocketed after an estimate of €4 to 6 M. When Dominique Le Coënt opened the proceedings at €3 M, eight bidders responded, three in the room. The figure quickly mounted to €9.2 M, and at this level, the Italian dealers were leading the dance. Among them, Giovanni Sarti was battling Éric Turquin, representing a major museum, and several telephones. But at €13.5 M there were only two contestants left in a duel that ended when the hammer finally crashed on €19.5 M. One thing is certain: it was awarded to Francesco Ortenzi, working in the forefront for the Florentine dealer Fabrizio Moretti… himself buying on behalf of two mysterious collectors. There also…
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