Old Masters
Old Masters
Lot Closed
June 11, 02:53 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
FRANS FRANCKEN THE YOUNGER
Antwerp 1581 - 1642
THE HOLY FAMILY DINING OUTDOORS WHILE SERVED BY ANGELS
signed lower left: D O ffranck IN
oil on panel
panel: 20⅞ by 33⅞ in.; 53 by 86 cm.
framed: 33½ by 46½ in.; 85.1 by 118.1 cm.
Frans Francken the Younger was the most successful and highly regarded member of an artistic dynasty that stretched over three generations. This signed panel probably dates from his mature career, after circa 1621, because by this time he started to sign his works with the letters d.o. (for der ouden, or the elder), so as to distinguish his output from that of his son, Frans Francken III. In the last two decades of his life, Francken the Younger was extremely prolific, often painting variations of similar themes. The present painting, however, with its balanced composition and bold color palette, appears to be a unique example from his oeuvre.