Property Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the San Diego Museum of Art
Circle of Sir Anthony van Dyck
Portrait of an elegant woman, half length, in a black dress with pearls
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May 20, 03:42 PM GMT
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15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Property Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the San Diego Museum of Art
Circle of Sir Anthony van Dyck
Portrait of an elegant woman, half length, in a black dress with pearls
oil on canvas
canvas: 29 ½ by 24 ⅜ in.; 74.9 by 61.9 cm.
framed: 40 by 35 ⅛ in.; 101.6 by 89.2 cm.
This arresting portrait was likely painted by an artist close to Sir Anthony van Dyck. The costume of the elegant sitter seems to date the work to the late 1630s, and she bears some similarities to the sitters found in two works by Van Dyck, including his portrait of LadyCholmondeley1 and one said to be of Lady Dacre.2
1. https://rkd.nl/explore/images/66052. S. Barnes, et. al., Van Dyck, A Complete Catalogue of the Paintings, New Haven and London, 2004, pp. 489-490, cat. no. IV.76.
2. https://rkd.nl/explore/images/66093. Barnes 2004, pp. 493-494, cat. no. IV.82.
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