Lot 79
  • 79

Jacob van Oost Bruges 1601-1671

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • Jacob van, the elder Oost
  • Portrait of a Boy with a Pipe
  • signed and dated J. van Oost F: 1668 (center right)
  • oil on canvas, unframed
  • 31 1/2 by 25 1/8 in.
  • 80 by 63.8 cm.

Condition

Lined. Widely-spaced and raised craquelure through the canvas. Under a thick and glossy varnish. Under UV light: craquelure filling to the entire face and hands; only a few touch ups to background.
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