Christie's to sell huge, Hearst-owned Old Master painting
- January 25, 2010 15:47
On Jan. 27, Christie's New York will offer Le Pont Sur Le Torrent, painted in the mid-1780s by Hubert Robert, measuring over 20 feet wide by 13 feet high, with an estimate of $2 million - $3 million. Originally commissioned by the Duc de Luynes for the dining room of his mansion in Paris, in 1925 it was acquired at auction by newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst. The awe-inspiring artwork has not been seen in public in more than 50 years.
![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
