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Jul. 28, 2026
DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS, EL GRECO (Candia, Crete, 1541 – Toledo, 1614) – Portrait of Don Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma (c. 1576-1577)
Est: €800,000 - €1,200,000
Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 41 × 31 cm. An important male portrait attributed to Doménikos Theotokópoulos, El Greco, painted around 1576-1577, during the period immediately before or after the painter's arrival in Spain and before his permanent settlement in Toledo. The work depicts a young gentleman in elegant black attire with a fine ruff, rendered with a composition of extraordinary restraint and psychological insight—traits characteristic of the Cretan master's early Spanish portraits. The intensity of the gaze, the delicate modeling of the face, the refined treatment of the lace collar, and the austere lighting against a dark background anticipate techniques that El Greco would later develop in some of his most celebrated portraits. August L. Mayer proposed that the sitter could be Don Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma, also noting the close stylistic relationship of the work to the Portrait of Vincenzo Anastagi in the Frick Collection, New York, and to the portrait in the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen. He further considered it an important precursor to the Gentleman with his Hand on his Chest in the Prado Museum. Mayer also suggested that the painting might have come from the former collection of King Louis Philippe of France, identifying it with number 303 in the 1838 catalogue of the Galerie Espagnole. The work passed through the hands of the renowned restorer John Brealey (1925–2002), London, around 1970, subsequently remained in the Galerie Canesso in Paris, and was acquired by the current owner in October 2006. Bibliography: A.L. Mayer, "An Unknown Portrait by El Greco," The Burlington Magazine, vol. LXXVII, November 1940, pp. 164-169, pl. 165; Stephan Bourgeois, El Greco; catalog La Grèce de la Crète à Tolède par Venise, Bordeaux, 1953, no. 16; Chefs-d'Œuvre Oubliés, Museums of Saarbrücken and Rouen, no. 23. Exhibitions: La Grèce de la Crète à Tolède par Venise, Bordeaux, 1953, no. 16; Chefs-d'Œuvre Oubliés, Museums of Saarbrücken and Rouen, no. 23. Provenance: Possible former collection of King Louis Philippe of France (according to AL Mayer); Collection of the Countess of Jussey; John Brealey (1925-2002), London; Galerie Canesso, Paris; acquired by the current owner in October 2006. Lot in international warehouse (outside the EU). For shipments to the European Union, import duties and/or taxes will apply and are the responsibility of the buyer.
Templum Fine Art Auctions
Jun. 02, 2026
ATTRIBUTED TO DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS, CALLED EL GRECO (CRETE 1541-1614 TO
Est: $300,000 - $500,000
ATTRIBUTED TO DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS, CALLED EL GRECO (CRETE 1541-1614 TOLEDO). Portrait of a man, bust-length, in black with a white ruff. oil on canvas20 7/8 x 17 in. (53 x 43.2 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 22, 2025
ATRIBUIDO A EL GRECO (1541-1614), 1610-1614, Cristo de la f
Est: -
ATRIBUIDO A EL GRECO (1541-1614), 1610-1614 "Cristo de la flagelación ". Madera de boj La escultura viene estudiada y publicada por el historiador del arte Don José Camón Aznar en 1970. De ella habla como una escultura de ámbito grequiano junto con otras obras también relacionadas con el pintor. La escultura mide unos diez cm. aproximados, tallada en madera de boj sin policromar y perteneció a la antigua colección Basilio Alexiades. Camón habla de una obra de claro lenguaje grequiano, tanto en la forma de concebir el modelado anatómico como en su expresividad. Dentro del catálogo del artista cretense, la escultura podría relacionarse con otras obras pictóricas datadas en las primeras décadas del siglo XVII como en San Sebastián del Museo Nacional del Prado, en el Cristo en la cruz en un paisaje de Toledo de la Fundación Banco Santander, el Laocoonte del Metropolitan Museum o El bautismo de Cristo del Hospital Tavera, todas datables entre 1608 y 1614. La temática de la escultura, Camón Aznar la tituló como Ecce Homo, aunque en el catálogo escultórico y pictórico de El Greco solo hemos encontrado un Ecce Homo de cuerpo entero o con la postura de brazos cruzados así. Se trata de otra escultura de 35,5 cm. de madera policromada, dorada y firmada, en una colección particular. Entre las representaciones pictóricas solo tenemos la tablita del Tríptico de Ferrara con un Ecce Homo ante Pilatos. Su posición corporal y en como están tratadas las extremidades, con un canon alargado, muy grequiano, y la musculatura algo flamígera, recuerda mucho a las figuras de San Juan Bautista, como el conservado en el retablo mayor de Santo Domingo el Antiguo, o el del Mueum of Fine Arts de Museo San Francisco; es más, la escultura podría pertenecer a un grupo escultórico con sayones o ser el modelo para una obra sobre lienzo desconocida. Las obras escultóricas del El Greco no son muy extensas, y algunas de ellas actualmente están en estado de revisión de atribución, como el Epimeteo y Pandora del Museo Nacional del Prado. Esta que catalogamos aquí no se parece a ninguna de ellas por no tener policromia, pero sí tiene gran relación con la pintura del cretense, lo cual la convertiría en la única obra del pintor griego de pequeño tamaño y sin policromar. Otra escultura, también de un Cristo resucitado, se vendió como círculo de El Greco en Shotheby’s. Bibliografía: ·Camón Aznar, José, Domenico Greco, tomao II, 1970, Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, S.A., pág. 1204. Medidas:Altura 10 cm. English Translation: ATTRIBUTED TO EL GRECO (1541-1614), 1610-1614 "Christ of the flagellation ". Boxwood The sculpture was studied and published by the art historian Don José Camón Aznar in 1970. He speaks of it as a Grecian sculpture along with other works also related to the painter. The sculpture measures about ten centimeters approximately, carved in boxwood without polychrome and belonged to the old collection Basilio Alexiades. Camón speaks of a work of clear Grecian language, both in the way of conceiving the anatomical modeling and in its expressiveness. Within the Cretan artist's catalog, the sculpture could be related to other pictorial works dating from the first decades of the 17th century, such as San Sebastiándel Museo Nacional del Prado, Christ on the Cross in a Landscape of Toledo in the Fundación Banco Santander, the Laocoonte in the Metropolitan Museum and The Baptism of Christ in the Hospital Tavera, all datable to between 1608 and 1614. The subject of the sculpture, Camón Aznar titled it Ecce Homo, although in the sculptural and pictorial catalog of El Greco we have only found a full-length Ecce Homo or with arms crossed like this. It is another sculpture of 35.5 cm. polychrome wood, gilded and signed, in a private collection. Among the pictorial representations we only have the small panel of the Triptych of Ferraro with an Ecce Homo before Pilate. Its body position and the way the extremities are treated, with an elongated canon, very Grecian, and the somewhat flamboyant musculature, is very reminiscent of the figures of St. John the Baptist, such as the one preserved in the main altarpiece of Santo Domingo el Antiguo, or the one in the Museum of Fine Arts of the San Francisco Museum; moreover, the sculpture could belong to a sculptural group with sayones or be the model for an unknown work on canvas. El Greco's sculptural works are not very extensive, and some of them are currently in a state of attribution review, such as the Epimetheus and Pandor of the Museo Nacional del Prado. This one that we catalog here does not resemble any of them because it has no polychromy, but it is closely related to the painting of the Cretan, which would make it the only work of the Greek painter of small size and without polychromy. Another sculpture, also of a risen Christ, was sold as an El Greco circle at Shotheby's. Bibliography: -Camón Aznar, José, Domenico Greco, tomao II, 1970, Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, S.A., p. 1204. Measurements:Height 10 cm.
Magna Art Auctions
Oct. 17, 2025
WORKSHOP OF DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS, CALLED EL GRECO (CRETE 1541-1614 TOLE
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
WORKSHOP OF DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS, CALLED EL GRECO (CRETE 1541-1614 TOLEDO). The Penitent Magdalene with a Crucifix. oil on canvas, unframed24 5/8 x 20 ¾ in. (62.5 x 52.7 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 17, 2025
WORKSHOP OF DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS, CALLED EL GRECO (CRETE 1541-1614 TOLE
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
WORKSHOP OF DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS, CALLED EL GRECO (CRETE 1541-1614 TOLEDO). Saint Dominic in prayer. oil on canvas28 1/8 x 22 5/8 in. (71.4 x 57.5 cm.).
Christie's
Sep. 13, 2025
EL GRECO (DER GRIECHE) (WAHRSCHEINLICH WERKSTATT) | DARBRINGUNG DER HEILIGEN DREI KÖNIGE
Est: €2,800 - €5,600
PROBABLY WORKSHOP OF EL GRECO (THE GREEK) ACTUALLY: DOMINIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS Around 1541 Candia, Crete - 7 April 1614 Toledo ADORATION OF THE MAGI Oil on canvas (old relined). 82 x 65 cm (F. 104 x 83 cm). Part. min. rest. Frame. Provenance: Private collection, Rhineland. Hessian private collection.EL GRECO (DER GRIECHE) (WAHRSCHEINLICH WERKSTATT) ('('EIGENTLICH: DOMINIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS')') Um 1541 Candia auf Kreta - 7. April 1614 Toledo DARBRINGUNG DER HEILIGEN DREI KÖNIGE Öl auf Leinwand (altdoubl.). 82 x 65 cm (R. 104 x 83 cm). Part. leicht rest. Rahmen. Provenienz: Rheinische Privatsammlung. Hessische Privatsammlung..
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Jul. 22, 2025
ORIGINAL EL GRECO (1541-1614) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART EXHIBITION POSTER, 31IN x 37IN (79cm x 94cm)
Est: $1,250 - $1,500
Original El Greco (1541-1614) poster for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1982. The underlying piece used for the poster is titled Saint Martin and the Beggar, after the original which was painted in 1597, and is now on display in The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. With frame, it measures 31 inches x 37 inches. It is matted and framed under acrylic in an ornate golden frame. It was produced in 1982, by the exhibition organized by The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, and made possible by a generous grant from the American Express Foundation. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Agencies. Federal indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. This piece was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Jul. 08, 2025
ORIGINAL EL GRECO (1541-1614) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART EXHIBITION POSTER, 31IN x 37IN (79cm x 94cm)
Est: $1,250 - $1,500
Original El Greco (1541-1614) poster for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1982. The underlying piece used for the poster is titled Saint Martin and the Beggar, after the original which was painted in 1597, and is now on display in The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. With frame, it measures 31 inches x 37 inches. It is matted and framed under acrylic in an ornate golden frame. It was produced in 1982, by the exhibition organized by The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, and made possible by a generous grant from the American Express Foundation. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Agencies. Federal indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. This piece was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Jul. 01, 2025
DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS, CALLED EL GRECO (CRETE 1541-1614 TOLEDO) AND STUD
Est: £600,000 - £800,000
DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS, CALLED EL GRECO (CRETE 1541-1614 TOLEDO) AND STUDIO. Christ taking leave of His Mother. oil on canvas41 ¼ x 46 3/8 in. (104.8 x 117.8 cm.).
Christie's
Jun. 29, 2025
El Greco, Dominikos Theotokopoulos (1541-1614; Nachfolge)
Est: €18,000 - €25,000
Heiliger Nepomuk. Öl auf Leinwand. Nicht sign. und dat. 52 x 36 cm. - In spanischem Rahmen des 17. Jhdts. (mit leichten Altersspuren). - Der aus Kreta stammende Maler erlernte hier zunächst die Ikonenmalerei. 1568 zog es ihn nach Venedig, wo er seinen Stil den Werken der einheimischen Künstler, wie Tintoretto, Tizian oder Bassano annäherte. Diese Zeit sollte prägend für seinen Umgang mit Licht und Farbe sein. Nach einem Aufenthalt in Rom ist El Greco ab Oktober 1576 in Spanien nachgewiesen, wo er schließlich seinen expressiven Stil entwickeln sollte, der bereits die starren Grenzen der frühbarocken Darstellungsweise aufbrach. Charakteristische Merkmale der Werke El Grecos sind zudem die etwas abstrahierende Naturdarstellung, die dramatische Lichtführung und die gesteigerte Bewegtheit der Figuren. Er wurde so zu einer bedeutenden Inspirationsquelle für Künstler seiner Generation und Nachfolge. Unser Gemälde, das wohl für eine kleine Kapelle oder einen privaten Andachtsraum geschaffen wurde, zeigt den 1729 heilig gesprochenen Nepomuk, hinterfangen von einer stark bewegten Wolkenformation. Er kniet, begleitet von zwei Engeln, auf einer diagonal durch das Bild führenden Wolkenbank. Neben der Mozetta mit Nerzbesatz, die ihn als hohen Würdenträger auszeichnet, trägt er seine Attribute: das Kruzifix und die Märtyrerpalme. Die Brücke in der Landschaft unterhalb der Figurengruppe verweist auf seinen Märtyrertod durch den Sturz von der Prager Karlsbrücke.
Zisska & Lacher
Jun. 28, 2025
El Greco
Est: -
El Greco 1541 Candia - 1614 Toledo, Umkreis oder Nachfolge. Landschaftsdarstellung mit surrealistisch anmutenden Felsformationen und detaillierter Figurenstaffage. Öl auf Holz. Verso unleserlich bezeichnet. Größe ca. 19,5 x 35 cm, Rahmen ca. 31 x 46 cm. Restaurierter Riss im Holz. Provenienz: Sammlung Richard Jung; seitdem Privatbesitz Freiburg i.Br. Le Greco 1541 Candia - 1614 Toledo, circle or succession. Landscape depiction with surrealistic rock formations and detailed figural staffage. Oil on wood. Illegibly inscribed verso. Size approx. 19.5 x 35 cm, frame approx. 31 x 46 cm. Restored crack in the wood. Provenance: Richard Jung Collection; since then private property Freiburg i.Br.
Auktionshaus Sieglin GmbH
Jun. 26, 2025
Domenikos Theotokóulus, auch bekannt als "El Greco“, 1541 – 1614 Werkstatt des
Est: €11,000 - €13,000
KRÖNUNG MARIAE DURCH DIE HEILIGE DREIFALTIGKEIT Öl auf Leinwand. 101 x 99 cm Ungerahmt. Inmitten wie textil anmutender Wolkenbänke wird im Zentrum die Mondsichelmadonna unter dem Heiligen Geist in Gestalt einer Taube dargestellt. Die Figuren in der für El Greco typischen gelängten manieristischen Gestalt. Maria wird flankiert von Gottvater und Jesus. Die Darstellung orientiert sich an einem Gemälde des El Greco von 1592, welches im Museo del Prado in Madrid verwahrt wird (Inv.Nr. P002645). Das Thema der Marienkrönung wurde von El Greco mehrfach aufgegriffen und in vielen großen Altarkompositionen umgesetzt. Eigenhändige, oder von der Werkstatt mit seiner Hilfe erstellte, kleine Studien des Themas bewahrte Greco von fast allen seiner großen Kompositionen im Atelier auf. Sie dienten den Ateliermitarbeitern als Muster bei Wiederholungsaufträgen und sollten den Kunden die Auswahl erleichtern. Sie wurden als Vorarbeiten angefertigt, bevor die großen eigenhändigen Kompositionen das Atelier verließen (vgl. Halldor Söhner: Greco in Spanien, in: Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, Dritte Folge Band IX/X 1958/59, S. 147). Literatur: Maurice Legendre und A. Hartmann, Domenico Theotocopuli genannt El Greco, Paris 1937, S. 242 mit ganzseitiger Abbildung, S. 499. José Camón Aznar, Domenico Greco, Madrid 1950, S. 1371, Nr. 259 (La Coronación de la Virgen (Krönung der Jungfrau), Sammlung Carreas, Barcelona, um 1600 ?, Inventar II, 17 ...). Halldor Söhner, Greco in Spanien, in: Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, 3. Folge, Bd. IX/X, 1958/59, S. 147-242, S. 236, Nr. 356. Karl Ipser, El Greco. Der Maler des christlichen Weltbildes, Braunschweig/ Berlin 1960, S. 362. Dort: Collection Carreras, Krönung der Jungfrau, um 1600. Vgl. Leticia Ruiz Gómez, El Greco, in: Fundación Amigos del Museo del Prado (Hrsg.), Guía de sala, Madrid 2011, S. 24. Ebenso aufgeführt im El Greco Nachlass-Inventar Nummer II. (14415918) (13) Domenikós Theotokópoulos, also known as “El Greco”, 1541 Candia, Crete – 1614 Toledo, workshop of THE CORONATION OF THE VIRGIN AND THE HOLY TRINITY Oil on canvas. 101 x 99 cm The depiction is based on a 1592 painting by El Greco, held at the Museo del Prado in Madrid (inv. no. P002645). El Greco frequently explored the subject of the Coronation of the Virgin, incorporating it into many of his large altarpieces. In his workshop, he kept small studies of the subject - created either by himself or with the assistance of his workshop - for almost all his large compositions. These studies served as models for repeat commissions and were intended to aid clients in the selection process. They were created as preliminary studies, produced before the large, hand-painted compositions left the workshop (cf. Halldor Söhner, Greco in Spain, in: Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, Third Series, vol. IX/X, 1958/59, p. 147). Literature: Maurice Legendre and A. Hartmann, Domenico Theotocopuli genannt El Greco, Paris 1937, p. 242 with full-page illustration, p. 499. José Camón Aznar, Domenico Greco, Madrid 1950, p. 1371, no. 259 (La Coronación de la Virgen (The Coronation of the Virgin), Carreas Collection, Barcelona, ca. 1600 ?, Inventory II, 17 ...). Halldor Söhner, Greco in Spanien, in: Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, 3. Folge, vol. IX/X, 1958/59, p. 147-242, p. 236, no. 356. Karl Ipser, El Greco. Der Maler des christlichen Weltbildes, Braunschweig/ Berlin 1960, p. 362. There: Collection Carreras, Coronation of the Virgin, ca. 1600. cf. Leticia Ruiz Gómez, El Greco, in: Fundación Amigos del Museo del Prado (Hrsg.), Guía de sala, Madrid 2011, p. 24. Also listed in the El Greco estate inventory no. II.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Jun. 24, 2025
ORIGINAL EL GRECO (1541-1614) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART EXHIBITION POSTER, 31IN x 37IN (79cm x 94cm)
Est: $1,250 - $1,500
Original El Greco (1541-1614) poster for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1982. The underlying piece used for the poster is titled Saint Martin and the Beggar, after the original which was painted in 1597, and is now on display in The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. With frame, it measures 31 inches x 37 inches. It is matted and framed under acrylic in an ornate golden frame. It was produced in 1982, by the exhibition organized by The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, and made possible by a generous grant from the American Express Foundation. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Agencies. Federal indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. This piece was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Jun. 06, 2025
El Greco, Dominikos Theotokopoulos (1541-1614; Nachfolge)
Est: €18,000 - €25,000
Heiliger Nepomuk. Öl auf Leinwand. Nicht sign. und dat. 52 x 36 cm. - In spanischem Rahmen des 17. Jhdts. (mit leichten Altersspuren). - Der aus Kreta stammende Maler erlernte hier zunächst die Ikonenmalerei. 1568 zog es ihn nach Venedig, wo er seinen Stil den Werken der einheimischen Künstler, wie Tintoretto, Tizian oder Bassano annäherte. Diese Zeit sollte prägend für seinen Umgang mit Licht und Farbe sein. Nach einem Aufenthalt in Rom ist El Greco ab Oktober 1576 in Spanien nachgewiesen, wo er schließlich seinen expressiven Stil entwickeln sollte, der bereits die starren Grenzen der frühbarocken Darstellungsweise aufbrach. Charakteristische Merkmale der Werke El Grecos sind zudem die etwas abstrahierende Naturdarstellung, die dramatische Lichtführung und die gesteigerte Bewegtheit der Figuren. Er wurde so zu einer bedeutenden Inspirationsquelle für Künstler seiner Generation und Nachfolge. Unser Gemälde, das wohl für eine kleine Kapelle oder einen privaten Andachtsraum geschaffen wurde, zeigt den 1729 heilig gesprochenen Nepomuk, hinterfangen von einer stark bewegten Wolkenformation. Er kniet, begleitet von zwei Engeln, auf einer diagonal durch das Bild führenden Wolkenbank. Neben der Mozetta mit Nerzbesatz, die ihn als hohen Würdenträger auszeichnet, trägt er seine Attribute: das Kruzifix und die Märtyrerpalme. Die Brücke in der Landschaft unterhalb der Figurengruppe verweist auf seinen Märtyrertod durch den Sturz von der Prager Karlsbrücke.
Zisska & Lacher
Jun. 05, 2025
ORIGINAL EL GRECO (1541-1614) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART EXHIBITION POSTER, 31IN x 37IN (79cm x 94cm)
Est: $1,250 - $1,500
Original El Greco (1541-1614) poster for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1982. The underlying piece used for the poster is titled Saint Martin and the Beggar, after the original which was painted in 1597, and is now on display in The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. With frame, it measures 31 inches x 37 inches. It is matted and framed under acrylic in an ornate golden frame. It was produced in 1982, by the exhibition organized by The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, and made possible by a generous grant from the American Express Foundation. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Agencies. Federal indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. This piece was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
May. 29, 2025
Domenico Theotocopoulus “El Greco” (Candia, 1541 - Toledo, 1614) “Ecce Homo”, 1602 - 1606 A carved boxwood sculpture
Est: €98,000 - €110,000
Domenico Theotocopoulus “El Greco” (Candia, 1541 - Toledo, 1614) “Ecce Homo”, 1602 - 1606 A carved boxwood sculpture 10 cm 98.000 - 110.000 € Bibliography: -CAMÓN AZNAR, José. “Dominico Greco. Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 1970, p. 1204, fig. 1028. Provenance: -1934, Fernández de Enestrosa Collection, Marquis of Santa Cruz de Mudela, Madrid. -1940, Former Alexiades Collection, Madrid. -1953, Roberto Jacoby Strasser, Madrid. -1997, Rodríguez Quarta Collection, Madrid.
Greco Subastas
May. 22, 2025
Adoration of the Shepherds
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Property of The Bass, Miami Beach to Benefit the John and Johanna Bass Art Acquisition Fund Workshop of Doménikos Theotokópoulos, called El Greco Heraklion 1541 - 1614 Toledo Adoration of the Shepherds oil on canvas canvas: 41 ⅜ by 33 in.; 105.1 by 83.8 cm framed: 53 ⅛ by 44 ½ in.; 134.9 by 113.0 cm
Sotheby's
May. 15, 2025
ORIGINAL EL GRECO (1541-1614) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART EXHIBITION POSTER, 31IN x 37IN (79cm x 94cm)
Est: $1,250 - $1,500
Original El Greco (1541-1614) poster for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1982. The underlying piece used for the poster is titled Saint Martin and the Beggar, after the original which was painted in 1597, and is now on display in The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. With frame, it measures 31 inches x 37 inches. It is matted and framed under acrylic in an ornate golden frame. It was produced in 1982, by the exhibition organized by The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, and made possible by a generous grant from the American Express Foundation. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Agencies. Federal indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. This piece was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Apr. 24, 2025
ORIGINAL EL GRECO (1541-1614) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART EXHIBITION POSTER, 31IN x 37IN (79cm x 94cm)
Est: $1,250 - $1,500
Original El Greco (1541-1614) poster for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1982. The underlying piece used for the poster is titled Saint Martin and the Beggar, after the original which was painted in 1597, and is now on display in The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. With frame, it measures 31 inches x 37 inches. It is matted and framed under acrylic in an ornate golden frame. It was produced in 1982, by the exhibition organized by The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, and made possible by a generous grant from the American Express Foundation. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Agencies. Federal indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. This piece was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Apr. 12, 2025
AFTER DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS, HEAD OF CHRIST, POSTER
Est: $150 - $250
Artist: After Domenikos Theotokopoulos, Greek (1541 - 1614) Title: Head of Christ Year: Printed: circa 1970 Medium: Poster Image Size: 23.5 x 18 inches Size: 29 x 23 in. (73.66 x 58.42 cm) Printer: Penn Prints, New York Publisher: Prague National Gallery
RoGallery
Apr. 08, 2025
WILHELM KÖRBER (1901-1991), BERLIN PAI
Est: -
Wilhelm Körber (1901-1991), Berlin painter a. copyist. ''Mater Dolorosa'', copy after the original by El Greco (1541-1614) in the Berlin Gemäldegalerie. Inscribed and dated 1967 on verso, 58 x 43 cm, framed 72 x 56 cm
Historia Auctionata
Mar. 27, 2025
ORIGINAL EL GRECO (1541-1614) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART EXHIBITION POSTER, 31IN x 37IN (79cm x 94cm)
Est: $1,250 - $1,500
Original El Greco (1541-1614) poster for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1982. The underlying piece used for the poster is titled Saint Martin and the Beggar, after the original which was painted in 1597, and is now on display in The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. With frame, it measures 31 inches x 37 inches. It is matted and framed under acrylic in an ornate golden frame. It was produced in 1982, by the exhibition organized by The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, and made possible by a generous grant from the American Express Foundation. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Agencies. Federal indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. This piece was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Mar. 25, 2025
WORKSHOP OF DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS, EL GRECO - Mary Magdalene
Est: -
WORKSHOP OF DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS, EL GRECO Candia 1541 - Toledo 1614 Mary Magdalene Oil on canvas Dimensions 61 x 44 cm Provenance: - Private collection, Madrid. The famous North American researcher and specialist in the work of El Greco, Harold Edwin Wethey (1902 – 1984) in his monograph on the Cretan painter distinguished five models or versions of the Penitent Magdalene. The version we are now presenting corresponds to model or type II, the autograph version of which corresponds to the specimen preserved in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City (oil on canvas, 101.6 x 81.92 cm) that can be dated to around 1585. In the parish church of San Eutropio de Paredes in Seville there is another version (oil on canvas, 98 x 97 cm) whose authorship is linked to the painter's workshop. Other noteworthy versions are found in the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao and in a private collection in Montevideo. In the last ten years, several authors have provided very convincing information about El Greco's workshop, the participation of his son Jorge Manuel and other apprentices. Bibliography: - Wethey, Harold Edwin; El Greco y su escuela, Madrid, 1968. - Redondo, José; A Proposal on the "Originals" from El Greco's Workshop, Ars magazine, 2014 (no. 22) p. 92. - Marías, Fernando; “El Greco, Old and New Problems: El Greco and Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli”, in Stefan Albl and Alina Aggujaro (eds.): Il metodo del conoscitore. Approcci, limiti, prospettive. Rome, 2016, pp. 85-110. - Ruiz Gómez, Leticia; “El Greco's Workshop in Spain”, in Rebecca Long (ed.) in Cat. Exp. El Greco: Ambition and Defiance, Yale University Press, pp. 83-93.
Subastas Segre
Mar. 15, 2025
EL GRECO (WERKSTATT UM 1600) DIE MARIENKRÖNUNG
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
WORKSHOP OF EL GRECO AROUND 1600 ('Actually Domínikos Theotokópoulos') Around 1541 Candia on Crete - April 7, 1614 Todedo THE CORONATION OF THE VIRGIN Oil on canvas. 100.5 x 95 cm. Min. old rest., part. slight old retouching, slightly soiled surface. The theme of the Coronation of the Virgin was taken up several times by El Greco and realised in many large altarpiece compositions. Greco kept small studies of the theme in his own hand, or created by the workshop with his help, of almost all of his large compositions in the studio. They served the studio staff as samples for repeat commissions and were intended to make it easier for clients to make their choice. They were made as preparatory works before the large, personal compositions left the studio (cf. Halldor Söhner: Greco in Spanien, in: Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, Dritte Folge Vol. IX/X 1958/59, p. 147). Literature: M. Legendre and A. Hartmann: Domenico Theotocopuli genannt El Greco. Paris page 242 full-page illustration, page 499, Carrearas Collection. Aznar, José Camón: Domenico, Madrid, 1950, page 1371, number 259 (La Coronación de la Virgen / 'Coronation of the Virgin. Collection Carreas Barcelona. Circa 1600 ?, inventory II, 17 ...). Also listed in the El Greco estate inventory number II. Ipser, Karl: El Greco der Maler des christlichen Weltbildes, page 362, there: Collection Carreras: Krönung der Jungfrau, c. 1600. El Greco in Spain, Munich Yearbook 1958, page 236 number 356, Carreras Collection. Provenance: Rhenish private collection. EL GRECO (WERKSTATT UM 1600) ('Eigentlich Domínikos Theotokópoulos') Um 1541 Candia auf Kreta - 7. April 1614 Todedo DIE MARIENKRÖNUNG Öl auf Leinwand (altdoubl.). 100,5 x 95 cm. Min. altrest., part. leichte Altretuschen, leicht verschmutzte Oberfläche. Das Thema der Marienkrönung wurde von El Greco mehrfach aufgegriffen und in vielen großen Altarkompositionen umgesetzt. Eigenhändige oder von der Werkstatt mit seiner Hilfe erstellte kleine Studien des Themas, bewahrte Greco von fast allen seiner großen Kompositionen im Atelier auf. Sie dienten den Ateliermitarbeitern als Muster bei Wiederholungsaufträgen und sollten den Kunden die Auswahl erleichtern. Sie wurden als Vorarbeiten angefertigt, bevor die großen, eigenhändigen Kompositionen das Atelier verließen (vgl. Halldor Söhner: Greco in Spanien, in: Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, Dritte Folge Band IX/X 1958/59, S. 147). Literatur: M. Legendre und A. Hartmann: Domenico Theotocopuli genannt El Greco. Paris Seite 242 ganzseitige Abbildung, Seite 499, Sammlung Carrearas. Aznar, José Camón: Domenico, Madrid, 1950, Seite 1371, Nummer 259 (La Coronación de la Virgen / 'Krönung der Jungfrau. Sammlung Carreas Barcelona. Um 1600 ?, Inventar II, 17 ...). Ebenso aufgeführt im El Greco Nachlass-Inventar Nummer II. Ipser, Karl: El Greco der Maler des christlichen Weltbildes, Seite 362. Dort: Collection Carreras: Krönung der Jungfrau, um 1600. El Greco in Spanien, Münchener Jahrbuch 1958, Seite 236 Nummer 356, Sammlung Carreras. Provenienz: Rheinische Privatsammlung.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Feb. 25, 2025
ORIGINAL EL GRECO (1541-1614) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART EXHIBITION POSTER, 31IN x 37IN (79cm x 94cm)
Est: $1,250 - $1,500
Original El Greco (1541-1614) poster for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1982. The underlying piece used for the poster is titled Saint Martin and the Beggar, after the original which was painted in 1597, and is now on display in The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. With frame, it measures 31 inches x 37 inches. It is matted and framed under acrylic in an ornate golden frame. It was produced in 1982, by the exhibition organized by The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, and made possible by a generous grant from the American Express Foundation. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Agencies. Federal indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. This piece was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Feb. 05, 2025
ESCUELA ESPAÑOLA S. XVII - El Paraiso y la Gloria
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
Presenta varias etiquetas en el reverso. Sigue modelos de Doménikos Theotokópoulos, el Greco (Candía, 1541 - Toledo, 1614).
Isbilya Subastas
Feb. 05, 2025
DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS, CALLED EL GRECO (CRETE 1541-1614 TOLEDO). Saint S
Est: $7,000,000 - $9,000,000
DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS, CALLED EL GRECO (CRETE 1541-1614 TOLEDO). Saint Sebastian. oil on canvas, an oval35 ½ x 27 ¾ in. (90.2 x 70.5 cm.).
Christie's
Feb. 04, 2025
ORIGINAL EL GRECO (1541-1614) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART EXHIBITION POSTER, 31IN x 37IN (79cm x 94cm)
Est: $1,250 - $1,500
Original El Greco (1541-1614) poster for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1982. The underlying piece used for the poster is titled Saint Martin and the Beggar, after the original which was painted in 1597, and is now on display in The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. With frame, it measures 31 inches x 37 inches. It is matted and framed under acrylic in an ornate golden frame. It was produced in 1982, by the exhibition organized by The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, and made possible by a generous grant from the American Express Foundation. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Agencies. Federal indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. This piece was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Jan. 14, 2025
ORIGINAL EL GRECO (1541-1614) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART EXHIBITION POSTER, 31IN x 37IN (79cm x 94cm)
Est: $1,250 - $1,500
Original El Greco (1541-1614) poster for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1982. The underlying piece used for the poster is titled Saint Martin and the Beggar, after the original which was painted in 1597, and is now on display in The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. With frame, it measures 31 inches x 37 inches. It is matted and framed under acrylic in an ornate golden frame. It was produced in 1982, by the exhibition organized by The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, and made possible by a generous grant from the American Express Foundation. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Agencies. Federal indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. This piece was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Dec. 23, 2024
ORIGINAL EL GRECO (1541-1614) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART EXHIBITION POSTER, 31IN x 37IN (79cm x 94cm)
Est: $1,250 - $1,500
Original El Greco (1541-1614) poster for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1982. The underlying piece used for the poster is titled Saint Martin and the Beggar, after the original which was painted in 1597, and is now on display in The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. With frame, it measures 31 inches x 37 inches. It is matted and framed under acrylic in an ornate golden frame. It was produced in 1982, by the exhibition organized by The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, and made possible by a generous grant from the American Express Foundation. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Agencies. Federal indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. This piece was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Nov. 25, 2024
Circle of "EL GRECO"; DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS (Candía, Greece, 1541 - Toledo, 1614). "St. Francis in ecstasy". Oil on canvas. It has slight restorations.
Est: €12,000 - €14,000
Circle of "EL GRECO"; DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS (Candía, Greece, 1541 - Toledo, 1614). "St. Francis in ecstasy". Oil on canvas. It has slight restorations. Measurements: 52 x 37 cm; 67 x 51 cm (frame). This work follows the models of the painting attributed to El Greco that is in the artistic collection of the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid (No. 02148). In the painting we observe several of the identifying aspects of El Greco's style, those that endowed his work with a totally personal character. At first glance, the treatment of color stands out above all, which seeks to reflect the intense green of other compositions by the Cretan. El Greco acquired his personal palette during his stay in Venice, between 1567 and 1570. From then on, he would acquire a lively and protagonist color, as well as a loose and agile brushstroke. It is an artificial color, totally anti-classical and mannerist, purely conceptual. His tones are intensely lightened by the light, especially emphasizing his metallic grays and very worked, changing, as we see here in the background and on the face of the character. El Greco's style was fully mannerist, and hence also the lengthening of the canon, which reaches twelve heads, and the twisting of the anatomies, very expressive, which can even border on deformity, although based on the knowledge of classical statuary. In this canvas we see a monumental St. Francis, on a nuanced background, whose balanced proportions indicate that it is a later work by an artist who, possibly, did not know the painter first hand, but that the prestige and influence that the Cretan caused in the Spanish painting of the eighteenth century invites him to follow his guidelines. At the same time, a slightly contorted posture is observed (an element that characterizes the master's paintings, which rejected the classical order and the rigorous formal correctness of the Renaissance, in favor of a more conceptual and expressive art based on complex forms). As for the subject matter, St. Francis was the son of a wealthy Italian merchant. Baptized as John, he was soon known as "Francesco" (the little Frenchman), because his mother came from that country. His youth was joyful and carefree until the age of twenty-five, when he changed completely and began to dedicate himself to the service of God, practicing the Gospel ideal: purity, detachment and joy in peace. Francesco renounces to the great inheritance received from his parents and decides to live poorly, giving an example of authentic Christianity. It presents slight restorations.
Setdart Auction House
Nov. 12, 2024
El Greco - The Nobleman with His Hand on His Chest - 1953 Lithograph 27.75" x 18.25"
Est: $60 - $90
"The Nobleman with His Hand on His Chest" by El Greco, 1953 Unsigned Lithograph. Paper size is 27.75 x 18.25 inches, with an image size of 21 x 16.75 inches. The Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age. Additional details: This original lithograph poster was created for an El Greco exhibition held in Bordeaux in 1953 and masterfully reproduced by the artisans at Mourlot Atelier. The poster features The Nobleman with His Hand on His Chest, one of El Greco’s most celebrated portraits, capturing a noble figure dressed in black with a lace collar. This recreation meticulously replicates the intensity of the black tones as if taken directly from El Greco’s palette, adding depth to the mysterious subject, often speculated to be Juan de Silva y Ribera, Marquess of Montemayor. The Mourlot Atelier’s craftsmanship and attention to detail make this poster a striking tribute to El Greco’s expressive style and historical impact.
DUMBO Auctions
Sep. 26, 2024
DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS, GENANNT „EL GRECO“, 1541 – 1614, WERKSTATT/ SOHN DES
Est: €15,000 - €25,000
DIE EXTASE DES HEILIGEN FRANZISKUS VON ASSISI Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert. 37 x 28 cm. Vor abgedunkeltem Fond die nach links gewandte Halbfigur des Heiligen Franziskus von Assisi in Ekstase mit neben ihm liegendem Totenschädel in flottem Pinselduktus und manieristisch gelängten Gliedern, verzerrtem Gesicht und leuchtenden Augen. Von el Greco sind einige Gemälde nachgewiesen, welche den Heiligen Franziskus darstellt. In seinem Werkverzeichnis zeigt José Camón Aznar ausgiebig die verschiedenen Darstellungen des Heiligen Franziskus von Assisi. Teilweise wird dieser mit Bruder Leon dargestellt, teilweise, wie bei unserem Gemälde, ohne ihn. Mehrere vergleichbare Werke, von denen Fotografien zum Vergleich vorliegen, werden von Aznar angeführt. So befand sich eines in der Sammlung Goudstikker, Amsterdam (Werkverzeichnis Abb. 448), eines befindet sich im Museo del Greco, Toledo (Werkverzeichnis Abb. 449). Weitere Werke dieser Komposition erwähnt Aznar Im Colegio de Doncellas Nobles, Toledo; im Museum in Ottawa; in der Sammlung Payá; im Colegio del Patriarca, Valencia; eine Version aus der Sammlung Máximo Pena im Kunsthandel Rosado; im Instituto de Ensenanza Media de Logrono; bei Alejandro Pidal in Madrid; in der Sammlung Heredia Espinola; ein Gemälde das sich in der Iglesia de Vargas in Toledo befand; eine Version in der Sammlung L. Albert Hahn in der Schweiz; eine Version der Sammlung Valdés in Bilbao; in der Fundacion Barnes in Merion; in der Sammlung Quer in Barcelona; in der Sammlung M. A. Goldstein in Saint Louis, USA; eine Version in einer Privatsammlung in Granada; in der Sammlung Angel Rosillo in Madrid und in der Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore (Inv. Nr. 37.424). Ein weiteres Gemälde mit dem gleichen Motiv ist im Musée des beaux-arts de Pau in Frankreich zu finden. Ob das hier vorliegende Gemälde mit einem der oben in Privatsammlungen befindlichen Werke identisch ist, lässt sich zu diesem Zeitpunkt nicht eindeutig feststellen. Verso auf dem Rahmen mit Resten von Vermerken oder Nummerierungen unterschiedlicher Epochen. In historischem spanischem Rahmen. Provenienz: Süddeutscher Kunstbesitz. Norditalienische Privatsammlung. Literatur: Vgl. José Camón Aznar, Domenico Greco, Madrid 1970, S. 557ff. (1410076) (13) Domenikos Theotokopoulos, also known as “El Greco“, 1541 Candia, Crete – 1614 Toledo, workshop/ son of THE ECSTASY OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI Oil on canvas. Relined. 37 x 28 cm. Remains of notes or numbering from varying ages on the back of the frame. Provenance: Art collection, South Germany. Private collection, Northern Italy. Literature: cf. José Camón Aznar, Domenico Greco, Madrid 1970, p. 557ff.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Sep. 14, 2024
EL GRECO (WERKSTATT UM 1600) DIE MARIENKRÖNUNG
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
WORKSHOP OF EL GRECO AROUND 1600 ('Actually Domínikos Theotokópoulos') Around 1541 Candia on Crete - April 7, 1614 Todedo THE CORONATION OF THE VIRGIN Oil on canvas. 100.5 x 95 cm. Min. old rest., part. slight old retouching, slightly soiled surface. The theme of the Coronation of the Virgin was taken up several times by El Greco and realised in many large altarpiece compositions. Greco kept small studies of the theme in his own hand, or created by the workshop with his help, of almost all of his large compositions in the studio. They served the studio staff as samples for repeat commissions and were intended to make it easier for clients to make their choice. They were made as preparatory works before the large, personal compositions left the studio (cf. Halldor Söhner: Greco in Spanien, in: Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, Dritte Folge Vol. IX/X 1958/59, p. 147). Literature: M. Legendre and A. Hartmann: Domenico Theotocopuli genannt El Greco. Paris page 242 full-page illustration, page 499, Carrearas Collection. Aznar, José Camón: Domenico, Madrid, 1950, page 1371, number 259 (La Coronación de la Virgen / 'Coronation of the Virgin. Collection Carreas Barcelona. Circa 1600 ?, inventory II, 17 ...). Also listed in the El Greco estate inventory number II. Ipser, Karl: El Greco der Maler des christlichen Weltbildes, page 362, there: Collection Carreras: Krönung der Jungfrau, c. 1600. El Greco in Spain, Munich Yearbook 1958, page 236 number 356, Carreras Collection. Provenance: Rhenish private collection. EL GRECO (WERKSTATT UM 1600) ('Eigentlich Domínikos Theotokópoulos') Um 1541 Candia auf Kreta - 7. April 1614 Todedo DIE MARIENKRÖNUNG Öl auf Leinwand (altdoubl.). 100,5 x 95 cm. Min. altrest., part. leichte Altretuschen, leicht verschmutzte Oberfläche. Das Thema der Marienkrönung wurde von El Greco mehrfach aufgegriffen und in vielen großen Altarkompositionen umgesetzt. Eigenhändige oder von der Werkstatt mit seiner Hilfe erstellte kleine Studien des Themas, bewahrte Greco von fast allen seiner großen Kompositionen im Atelier auf. Sie dienten den Ateliermitarbeitern als Muster bei Wiederholungsaufträgen und sollten den Kunden die Auswahl erleichtern. Sie wurden als Vorarbeiten angefertigt, bevor die großen, eigenhändigen Kompositionen das Atelier verließen (vgl. Halldor Söhner: Greco in Spanien, in: Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, Dritte Folge Band IX/X 1958/59, S. 147). Literatur: M. Legendre und A. Hartmann: Domenico Theotocopuli genannt El Greco. Paris Seite 242 ganzseitige Abbildung, Seite 499, Sammlung Carrearas. Aznar, José Camón: Domenico, Madrid, 1950, Seite 1371, Nummer 259 (La Coronación de la Virgen / 'Krönung der Jungfrau. Sammlung Carreas Barcelona. Um 1600 ?, Inventar II, 17 ...). Ebenso aufgeführt im El Greco Nachlass-Inventar Nummer II. Ipser, Karl: El Greco der Maler des christlichen Weltbildes, Seite 362. Dort: Collection Carreras: Krönung der Jungfrau, um 1600. El Greco in Spanien, Münchener Jahrbuch 1958, Seite 236 Nummer 356, Sammlung Carreras. Provenienz: Rheinische Privatsammlung.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Aug. 01, 2024
El Greco
Est: $10 - $1,000
By: Leo Bronstein - Published By: Harry N. Abrams, Inc - Copyright: 1950 - Hardcover With Dust Jacket - Shows Damage To Dust Jacket Dimensions: 13" X 10" See Photos
Berner's Auction Gallery
Jul. 18, 2024
The Prayer in the Garden, El Greco circle (Candía, 1541 - Toledo, 1614), Italo-Cretan school, 16th - 17th century
Est: €30,000 - €40,000
Possibly a preparatory study for a larger work, a comparative technical report of the work available where stylistic analogies with El Greco's Italian work are presented, made during his stay in that country before arriving in Spain. Canvas measurements: 38 x 30 cm. Provenance: private collection, Spain.
Templum Fine Art Auctions
Jul. 06, 2024
Modigliani & El Greco Lithograph Prints
Est: -
Modigliani 1953 & El Greco 1541-1614 Lithograph Prints 11x14
California Auction Company LLC
May. 29, 2024
School of ‘EL GRECO’; DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS (Candia, Greece, 1541 - Toledo, 1614). ‘Saint Andrew. Oil on canvas. It has perforation.
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
School of ‘EL GRECO’; DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS (Candia, Greece, 1541 - Toledo, 1614). ‘Saint Andrew. Oil on canvas. It has perforation. Measurements: 61,5 x 48 cm. This devotional image of Saint Andrew depicts the saint with the attribute of his martyrdom, the cross on which he was tied by order of the proconsul Aegeas. The tenebrousness of the work, the predominance of shimmering blue and ochre tones, as well as the excessive anatomical elongation of the figure, are features that remind us of the painting of El Greco. Andrew was the first apostle called by Jesus, which is why the Greeks called him Protokletos, ‘the first called’. Brother of Simon Peter and, like him, a fisherman from Galilee, his name is Greek and not Hebrew, and means virile. He is mentioned twice in the Gospels: in connection with the vocations of the first two apostles, and in the episode of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. His legend comes from the Apocryphal Acts, according to which he was appointed, after the death of Jesus, to evangelise Scythia, i.e. modern-day Russia. While preaching there, an angel appeared to him and said ‘Go to Matthew’; he was then miraculously guided to Ethiopia, where St Matthew had been blinded and imprisoned. The prison doors opened before Andrew, and he began to pray in front of Matthew, after which the prisoner regained his sight. Having accomplished his mission, he went to Greece and then to Asia Minor, where he is said to have performed a series of miracles. He finally met his death in Patras, in the Peloponnese, where the proconsul Aegeas had him flogged with rods for preaching disobedience to the emperor, and then ordered him to be tied with ropes to a cross in the shape of an ‘X’, where he died on the third day. The most popular attribute of Saint Andrew is precisely this cross, although until the 15th century he is most often depicted crucified on a normal cross. Sometimes a net full of fish is used as a second attribute, since he was adopted as the patron saint of freshwater fishermen, fishmongers and rope-makers who provided the fishermen with rope for their nets. In time he also became the patron saint of Greece and Russia.
Setdart Auction House
May. 11, 2024
EL GRECO (Seguace veneto del XVII secolo), Olio su tela
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
EL GRECO (Seguace veneto del XVII secolo) (Candia 1541 - Toledo 1614) Resurrezione di Cristo Olio su tela Provenienza: Nobile famiglia siciliana. cm 51 x 76.
Benedetto Trionfante Auction House s.r.l
Apr. 23, 2024
El Greco By Salvador Dali Original Etching, Signed In The Plate By Artist
Est: -
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Aether Auctions
Apr. 11, 2024
El Greco
Est: $10 - $1,000
By: Paul Guinard - Published By: Skira Inc Publishers - Hardcover W/ Dust Jacket - Shows Wear To Dust Jacket - Shows Damage To Pages Dimensions: 7 1/4" X 6 5/8"
Berner's Auction Gallery
Apr. 04, 2024
PITTORE VENETO-ADRIATICO DEL XVI SECOLO
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
Compianto Olio su tavola, cm 47,5X65,5 GiÃ riferita alla primissima attivitÃ veneziana di DomÃnikos TheotokÃ³poulos detto El Greco (Candia, 1541 ; Toledo, 1614), secondo un dibattito critico sugli studi dell'arte veneto-cretese avvenuti durante i decenni che precedono la Seconda guerra mondiale, in particolar modo da Rodolfo Pallucchini, la tavola Ã¨ da ricondurre a un artista cinquecentesco e attivo lungo la direttrice adriatica. La vecchia attribuzione, come detto, avrÃ avuto origine negli anni Cinquanta quando l'etichetta di 'madonnero' per questo specifico genere fu promossa dallo stesso Pallucchini, il quale, argomentando la giovinezza del Tintoretto, affermÃ² che: 'a Venezia, oggi non c'Ã¨ piÃ¹ dubbio, per alcuni anni il Greco lavorÃ² come Madonnero' (Cfr. R. Pallucchini, la giovinezza del Tintoretto, Milano 1950, p. 58). Da queste date si creÃ² quindi un equivoco attributivo sulla produzione precoce dell'artista. Il Pallucchini perÃ² non fu l'unico, molti altri studiosi riferirono opere a 'El greco madonnero' e tra questi, per citare i piÃ¹ noti, ricordiamo Giuseppe Fiocco, Sergio Bettini, Roberto Longhi e Antonio Morassi (Cfr. Panayotis K. Ioannou, El Greco tra i 'madonneri': la critica, le ideologie, il mercato. Nuove luci sul recupero del Trittico di Modena 1937, in Studi di storia dell'arte, XXVII, 2017, pp. 151-174, note 68-76). Fu solo negli anni Sessanta, grazie agli interventi di Arslan (Cfr. E. Arslan, cronistoria del Greco 'madonnero', in Commentari, XV, 1964, 3-4, pp. 213-231) che il fenomeno trovÃ² una naturale ridimensione, anche se sempre il Pallucchini cercava di centrare criticamente l'argomento indicando che: 'L'avventura straordinaria del TheotokÃ³poulos a Venezia, a contatto della pittura veneziana, fu quella di un artigiano che, educato alla bottega degli iconografi cretesi, cioÃ¨ ad un automatismo tecnico e tematico, riuscÃ¬, nel giro di pochi anni, mediante la incessante trascrizione delle stampe manieristiche, e la lettura del colore dei grandi maestri, ad apprendere una nuova lingua, a servirsene con maestria' (Cfr. Pallucchini, Il Greco e Venezia, in Venezia e l'oriente fra tardo Medioevo e rinascimento, 1966, p. 353). Tuttavia, gli sforzi interpretativi dello studioso furono mitigati dalla critica successiva che ricondusse queste opere al loro preciso contesto veneto-adriatico con influenze dell'arte rinascimentale centro italiana. Fu, infatti, la dominazione della Serenissima a generare il rinascimento cretese, a rendere proficuo l'incontro tra le due tradizioni artistiche. Fenomeno che generÃ² anche una modifica degli assetti sociali dell'isola grazie ai commerci e la nascita di una borghesia mercantile sempre piÃ¹ aderente alla cultura lagunare e al contempo di una popolazione veneziana capace di assorbire e far coesistere queste illustri tradizioni. Questa nuova concezione pittorica trovÃ² diffusione grazie ai maestri che viaggiavano lungo le rotte marittime, divulgando un gusto illustrativo affatto destinato a ripiegarsi su sÃ¨ stesso. Le stampe, le icone e le preziose tele d'oriente e occidente furono alla base di straordinarie creazioni e al fenomeno di Domenikos Theotokopoulos, artista capace di rinnovare gli esempi di Tiziano, Jacopo Bassano, Andrea Schiavone e Polidoro da Lanciano immaginando delle vere e proprie rivoluzioni formali. Anche in questo caso, l'innovazione ha il suo fulcro nell'uso del colore, smaltato secondo il gusto bizantino ma tonale e cangiante secondo la lezione veneta, raggiungendo in certi casi livelli qualitativi assai alti. Questo giudizio si puÃ²` applicare alla tavola in esame, la cui valenza estetica Ã¨ certamente distante da quella comunemente raggiunta dai madonnari e lo si percepisce osservando la raffinata stesura avvalorata dalla preziositÃ cromatica.
Wannenes Art Auctions
Mar. 21, 2024
Domenikos El Greco, 1541 Candia, Kreta – 1614 Toledo, Art des
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
LESENDER PROPHET Öl auf Leinwand. 58,5 x 47 cm. Ungerahmt. Vor dunklem Hintergrund ein alter Mann mit langem weißen Bart, in seiner linken Hand mit überlangen zarten Fingern ein großes aufgeschlagenes Buch haltend, in dem er mit gesenktem Kopf aufmerksam liest. Malerei in der Art des bekannten Künstlers. (1381692) (3) (18)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Jan. 07, 2024
El Greco - "Head of Christ"
Est: $40 - $50
El Greco - "Head of Christ", 23 x 29, good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Dec. 18, 2023
DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS WORKSHOP "EL GRECO" "Saint Francis in ecstasy"
Est: €82,500 - €110,000
Oil on canvas Measurements: 106.5 x 81 cm
Ansorena
Dec. 17, 2023
El Greco - "Head of Christ"
Est: $40 - $50
El Greco - "Head of Christ", 23 x 29, good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Dec. 13, 2023
Circle of "EL GRECO"; DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS (Candía, Greece, 1541 – Toledo, 1614). ; XVII century. "Saint Andrew". Oil on canvas. Keep original canvas. It presents restorations on the pictorial surface.
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
Circle of "THE GRECO"; DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS (Candia, Greece, 1541 - Toledo, 1614). ; 17th century. "Saint Andrew". Oil on canvas. The original canvas is preserved. It presents restorations on the pictorial surface. Measurements: 61,5 x 48,5 cm. This work follows the models of the painting of the apostle Saint Andrew created by "El Greco", which can currently be seen in the Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias. El Greco worked on several works dedicated to the apostles, initially created for the predella of the main altarpiece of the Church of San Andrés, but he later produced several series of apostles that were not intended for altarpieces, in such a way that he popularised the aforementioned representations and contributed great originality by conceiving each apostle individually, monumentalised and with a great psychological captivation. In the present work we can appreciate several of the identifying aspects of El Greco's style, those that endowed his work with a totally personal character. At first sight, the treatment of colour stands out above all. El Greco acquired his personal palette during his stay in Venice between 1567 and 1570. From then on he would acquire a lively and prominent colour, as well as a loose and agile brushstroke. It is an artificial colour, totally anti-classical and mannerist, purely conceptual. His tones are intensely lightened by the light, especially his metallic greys, which are very elaborate and changeable, as we see here in the background and on the face of the figure. El Greco's style was fully Mannerist, hence the lengthening of the canon, which reaches twelve heads, and the twisting of the anatomies, which are very expressive and can even verge on deformity, albeit based on his knowledge of classical statuary.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 07, 2023
Domenikos Theotokopoulos, auch genannt "El Greco", 1541 – 1614, zug.
Est: €50,000 - €70,000
PORTRAIT EINES MANNES MIT HALSKRAUSE Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert. 69 x 57 cm. In mit Akanthusblattrelief verziertem und vergoldetem Rahmen. Beigegeben diverse Gutachten: Rodolfo Pallucchini, 1945. Prof. G. Fiocco, 1945. Prof. Fernando Ghedini, 1940. Prof. Ugo Nebbia, 1940. Luigi Coletta. Sowie technische Analyse zur Altersbestimmung aus dem Jahr 2022. Vor abgedunkeltem Fond das leicht nach rechts gerichtete Brustportrait eines Mannes fortgeschrittenen Alters mit einer weißen Halskrause, die ein kippendes Oval im Raum nachzeichnet. Der schwarze, in späterer Zeit überarbeitete Umhang wird dezent durch lichtspiegelnde Kanten akzentuiert. Rest. (1380491) (13) Domenikos Theotokopoulos, also known as "El Greco", 1541 Candia, Crete – 1614 Toledo, attributed PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITH A RUFF Oil on canvas. Relined. 69 x 57 cm. Enclosed various expert’ reports: Rodolfo Pallucchini, 1945. Prof G. Fiocco, 1945. Prof Fernando Ghedini, 1940. Prof Ugo Nebbia, 1940. Luigi Coletta. As well as technical analysis from 2022. In front of a darkened background, the slightly right-facing bust portrait of a man in advanced age with a white ruff tracing a tilting oval in space. The black cloak, reworked at a later date, is discreetly accentuated by light-reflecting edges. Restored.
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