Lot 238
  • 238

Jacques-Joseph Eeckhout

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jacques-Joseph Eeckhout
  • The Slave Merchant in Turkey
  • Signed center left J.J. Eeckhout ; authenticated by the artist and dated 12 September 1853 on the back
  • Oil on canvas
  • 57,5 x 48 cm ; 22 5/8 by 18 7/8 in.

Provenance

Sotheby's London, 19th Century European Paintings, June 14th 2005, lot 115

Condition

The frame caused a few wears alongside the borders, with a small loss in the upper right border. Under UV light, a few repaints are visible : on the women's hair, on the men's beards, their coats, the man on the right's tunique, his turban, and finally on the still life lower right. A few repaints are scattered in the sky.
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