Saint-Sulpice, l'écrin d'un collectionneur

Attributed to Thomas Lefebure

Pygmalion and his statue

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September 25, 04:17 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 EUR

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Description

Attributed to Thomas Lefebure

Brussels 1636 - 1720 Durlach

Pygmalion and his statue

Gouache on vellum laid down on panel

Bears signature lower right Van Orley

194 x 132 mm ; 7⅝ by 5¼ in.

Former collection Plantevigne;

Anonymous sale, M^e Chapelle-Perrin-Fromentin, Versailles, Palais des Congrès, 5 March 1978, lot 13 (as Pieter van Orley).

Despite its signature, most probably added later, the drawing seems closer to Thomas Lefebure's works, than to his contemporary, Richard van Orley.

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