NEW YORK—An excellent private collection of old master and 19th century paintings will be up for auction in New York on Jan. 26, 2011. The Sotheby’s sale exclusively offers the collection of J.E. Safra, who is part of a prominent banking family.
The many different styles and genres should have broad appeal, with Dutch, Italian and French works, including significant works from Luca Carlevarijs, Giovanni Paolo Panini, and Jacopo Amigoni.
“This group of paintings was acquired by Mr. Safra for his personal collection between 1988 and 2001,” said George Wachter, co-chairman of Sotheby’s Old Master Paintings Department Worldwide in a press release.
“From a fabulous Venetian scene by Luca Carlevarijs, to architectural views by Hubert Robert and Giovanni Paolo Panini, to mythological masterpieces by Jacopo Amigoni and Jan Miel, the scale and scope of the works on offer are representative of the collection as a whole, and demonstrate why Mr. Safra is one of the most passionate collectors I have encountered in my long career,” explained Wachter in the release.
“He has an insatiable intellectual curiosity and is totally committed to the study and development of his collection, which the sale of these works will help him to support.”
The many different styles and genres should have broad appeal, with Dutch, Italian and French works, including significant works from Luca Carlevarijs, Giovanni Paolo Panini, and Jacopo Amigoni.
“This group of paintings was acquired by Mr. Safra for his personal collection between 1988 and 2001,” said George Wachter, co-chairman of Sotheby’s Old Master Paintings Department Worldwide in a press release.
“From a fabulous Venetian scene by Luca Carlevarijs, to architectural views by Hubert Robert and Giovanni Paolo Panini, to mythological masterpieces by Jacopo Amigoni and Jan Miel, the scale and scope of the works on offer are representative of the collection as a whole, and demonstrate why Mr. Safra is one of the most passionate collectors I have encountered in my long career,” explained Wachter in the release.
“He has an insatiable intellectual curiosity and is totally committed to the study and development of his collection, which the sale of these works will help him to support.”
