Lot No. 563


Gortzius Geldorp


(Louvain 1553 – 1616 Köln)
Two portraits of a married couple belonging to the prominent Augsburg patrician family Adelgais(s) or Adelgeis; the male portrait bearing the family’s coat of arms at upper left and inscribed ".ANNO.1597." as well as with the sitter’s age ".AETATIS.51." at upper right; the female companion piece bearing the family’s coat of arms at upper right and monogrammed and dated "PK.1598"; pendants, oil on panel, 93 x 72.5 cm and 96 x 72.5 cm, framed,

We are grateful to Drs.Fred Meijer, RKD and Ludwig Meyer, Archiv für Kunstgechichte for identifying this painter

Literature: Johann Siebmacher, Wappenbuch, vol. I. "Augsburgische Ehrbare Geschlechter", no. 216

Provenance: French private collection.

We are grateful to Drs Fred Meijer, RKD, for pointing us in the direction of Gortzius Geldorp. The artist was apprenticed from around 1570 to Frans Francken the Elder and Frans Pourbus the Elder in Antwerp. In 1579 he joined the retinue of the Duke of Ter

Specialist: Prof. Dr. Peter Wolf Prof. Dr. Peter Wolf

13.10.2010 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 36,900.-
Estimate:
EUR 30,000.- to EUR 50,000.-

Gortzius Geldorp


(Louvain 1553 – 1616 Köln)
Two portraits of a married couple belonging to the prominent Augsburg patrician family Adelgais(s) or Adelgeis; the male portrait bearing the family’s coat of arms at upper left and inscribed ".ANNO.1597." as well as with the sitter’s age ".AETATIS.51." at upper right; the female companion piece bearing the family’s coat of arms at upper right and monogrammed and dated "PK.1598"; pendants, oil on panel, 93 x 72.5 cm and 96 x 72.5 cm, framed,

We are grateful to Drs.Fred Meijer, RKD and Ludwig Meyer, Archiv für Kunstgechichte for identifying this painter

Literature: Johann Siebmacher, Wappenbuch, vol. I. "Augsburgische Ehrbare Geschlechter", no. 216

Provenance: French private collection.

We are grateful to Drs Fred Meijer, RKD, for pointing us in the direction of Gortzius Geldorp. The artist was apprenticed from around 1570 to Frans Francken the Elder and Frans Pourbus the Elder in Antwerp. In 1579 he joined the retinue of the Duke of Ter

Specialist: Prof. Dr. Peter Wolf Prof. Dr. Peter Wolf


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 13.10.2010 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 02.10. - 13.10.2010


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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