Property from the Estate of George Sarlo, San Francisco, Sold Without Reserve
Attributed to Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp
Portrait of a Young Boy with Cherries, Red Berries, and a Dog
No reserve
Auction Closed
June 2, 05:22 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of George Sarlo, San Francisco, Sold Without Reserve
Attributed to Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp
Dordrecht 1594 - 1652
Portrait of a Young Boy with Cherries, Red Berries, and a Dog
inscribed and dated upper right: 3 / AETATIS SVAE / ANNO.1633
oil on panel
panel: 42 ½ by 28 ¼ in.; 108 by 71.8 cm
framed: 50 by 36 ¼ in.; 127 by 92.1 cm
Anonymous sale, Paris, Hotel Drouot, 31 March 1955, lot 33 (as Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp);
With Richard Green, Ltd., London by 1995;
From whom acquired by George Sarlo, San Francisco.
Painted in 1633, this portrait of a young boy, attributed to Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp, presents a child, identified as three years old in the inscription at upper right, in the formal idiom of Dordrecht portraiture. His stiff, lustrous green satin costume, lace apron, and ruff signal status while the sprig of berries and obedient dog introduce a note of youthful playfulness. The tiled floor, table covering, and controlled lighting reflect Cuyp’s characteristic clarity and restraint, and his careful modeling of fabric and flesh situates the work within the refined domestic portrait tradition of the era.