The auction house has just announced the offering of an unusual -and whose authorship seems to be questioned- painting of Poussin, The Elephant or Hannibal crossing the Alps (1625-1626), at its Old Master & British Paintings Auction on July 2d. The painting (100 x 133 cm), estimated between £3 and £5 million, shows Hannibal, the legendary Carthaginian general, directing … Continue reading An Elephant on sale at Christie’s London on July
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A previously unseen drawing by Nicolas Poussin on sale at Christie’s Paris on April
Christie’s Paris announced its upcoming Old Masters drawings sale in Paris on 1Oth April, including an unseen work of Poussin. The drawing, representing A lying man on a bed, two men standing in the back, one holding his hand (estimate: €80,000-120,000) is a study for the painting La Mort de Germanicus (The death of Germanicus), 1627, … Continue reading A previously unseen drawing by Nicolas Poussin on sale at Christie’s Paris on April