Lot No. 235


Albert Eckhout


(c.1610, Groningen - 1665), circle of ; Portrait of a black man crowned with laurel, holding an olive branch in his hand, oil on canvas 55.8 x 44 cm, framed

This painting needs to be seen in relation to three pictures which are to be found in the Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, ‘A black man from the Congo in a large hat', ‘A black man from the Congo with a decorated cabinet ' and 'A black man from the Congo with elephant tusks'. All three works are traditionally attributed to Albert Eckhout and are listed in the catalogue raisonné by T. Thomsen (Albert Eckhout, Copenhagen 1938, pp. 26, 28, 29, 99, 169, figs. 12–14).

Specialist: Mark MacDonnell Mark MacDonnell
+43 1 515 60 403

mark.macdonnell@dorotheum.at

21.04.2010 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 18,600.-
Estimate:
EUR 15,000.- to EUR 20,000.-

Albert Eckhout


(c.1610, Groningen - 1665), circle of ; Portrait of a black man crowned with laurel, holding an olive branch in his hand, oil on canvas 55.8 x 44 cm, framed

This painting needs to be seen in relation to three pictures which are to be found in the Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, ‘A black man from the Congo in a large hat', ‘A black man from the Congo with a decorated cabinet ' and 'A black man from the Congo with elephant tusks'. All three works are traditionally attributed to Albert Eckhout and are listed in the catalogue raisonné by T. Thomsen (Albert Eckhout, Copenhagen 1938, pp. 26, 28, 29, 99, 169, figs. 12–14).

Specialist: Mark MacDonnell Mark MacDonnell
+43 1 515 60 403

mark.macdonnell@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 21.04.2010 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 10.04. - 21.04.2010


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

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