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Nicolaes Maes
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Nicolaes Maes
- Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a red shawl
- signed and dated lower right: N Maes 1675
- oil on canvas, in painted oval
- 17 7/8 by 13 in.; 45.4 by 33 cm.
Circa 1675
Provenance
Agnes Duncan Miller, London;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 4 December 1936, lot 32, (sold to Mitchell);
Edward B. Taggart;
By whom gifted to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1963 and deaccessioned, New York, Christie's, 16 June 2009, lot 20.
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 4 December 1936, lot 32, (sold to Mitchell);
Edward B. Taggart;
By whom gifted to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1963 and deaccessioned, New York, Christie's, 16 June 2009, lot 20.
Literature
L. Krempel, Studien zu den datierten Gemälden des Nicolaes Maes, Petersberg 2000, p. 315, cat. no. A 165, reproduced fig. 242.
Condition
Oil on canvas, lined. Though the surface is clean, it is somewhat flattened. Under UV light, the varnish has been selectively cleaned. There are scattered dots and dashes to address craquelure in the proper right face and neck. There are additional spots of retouching at center right. and a line at upper left, near the stretcher bar.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.