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Lot 149

Circle of Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, Danish 1743-1809-  Orpheus and Eurydice;  oil on canvas,...

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Lot 149

Circle of Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, 
Danish 1743-1809- 
Orpheus and Eurydice; 
oil on canvas,...

Price Realised: £853

Estimate: £500 - £700

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 149

Description

Circle of Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, 
Danish 1743-1809- 

Orpheus and Eurydice; 

oil on canvas, 64.8 x 54.9 cm. 

Provenance: 
Property from a European Private Collection. 

Note: 
Abildgaard often depicted scenes from Classical mythology and literature, with highly muscular figures lit by a dramatic chiaroscuro, typically in a swirling, circular composition. Abilgaard's style was shaped by his travels to Rome, where he studied the work of artists such as Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) and Michelangelo (1475-1564), and where he met Henry Fuseli (1741-1825). Fuseli's influence on Abildgaard was immense, and can be seen particularly in the somewhat grotesque, nightmarish figures which occupy many of his scenes, of which the demons in the present painting are highly reminiscent. The pose of the central figures, with Orpheus clasping Eurydice to his chest, is almost identical to that in Abilgaard's painting of 'Catullus and Lesbia' which is now held in the Nivaagaard Collection in Denmark [0194NMK]. 

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

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ARR is capped at £12,500

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