Auction on
27 October 2019 - 14:30 (CET) -
Manège du quartier Ordener - 6-8 rue des Jardiniers - 60300 Senlis
Cimabue, the first artist to break away somewhat from the Byzantine tradition, is deemed the father of Western painting. The appearance of one of his works has stunned the art world.
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. Estimate: €4/6M
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. Estimate: €4/6M
This small panel was long considered a banal icon. Called upon to draw up an inventory, Philomène Wolf sensed something more and brought it to Éric Turquin for expertise. From there, the story unfolds like a fairy tale. The painting belonged to a devotional diptych, two parts of which, duly authenticated as by Cimabue, are in…
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