Old Masters
Old Masters
Auction Closed
May 8, 12:10 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Spanish Private Collection
GUILLIAM FORCHONDT THE ELDER
Antwerp 1608 - 1678
The Virgin, Christ Child and infant Saint John at the edge of a forest;
The Virgin presenting the Christ Child to Saint Francis in a rocky river landscape
a pair, both oil on copper
each: 73 x 104 cm.; 28¾ x 40⅞ in.
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We are grateful to Dr. Jan de Maere for identifying the present lot as the work of Guilliam Forchondt the Elder, and for noting that this pair on copper were most likey painted in Antwerp for the export market.