拍品 118
  • 118

BARTHOLOMÄUS BRUYN THE ELDER | Portrait of a man

估價
30,000 - 40,000 USD
招標截止

描述

  • Portrait of a man
  • oil on oak panel
  • 13 7/8  by 11 in.; 35.3 by 28 cm.

來源

Sir John Frecheville Ramsden, 6thBt (1877-1958), York, England;
His sale, London, Christie's, 11 July 1930, lot 19, to Williams;
Possibly purchased back by Ramsden and sold, London, Christie's, 27 May 1932, lot 47 (as Bruyn), to Fischmann;
Prof. Dr. P. Ganz, Basel;
Private collection, Zurich (here and the above according to a label on the reverse). 

Condition

This painting is on a very thin piece of Oakwood with a very slight vertical bow. This picture has probably not been restored in a number of years. UV light reveals some scattered retouches in the face. These have darkened over time and are visible to the naked eye. Some scattered retouches also visible is in the green background. With a cleaning and reevaluation of the small retouches this painting will be ready to hang. In a carved and ebonized wooden frame.
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拍品資料及來源

Bartholomäus Bruyn founded an important school of portraiture in Cologne, where there was previously no such tradition. He mainly painted the patricians of the city, but none of his portraits are signed, nor documented as his altarpieces are. This likeness is typical of Bruyn's portraits which show careful attention to physiognomy and facial detail, and are set against a colorful, monochromatic background. The sitter has yet to be identified, though his index ring may provide evidence.