Abraham Govaerts
(Antwerp 1589 – 1626) and Frans Francken the Younger (Antwerp 1581 – 1642) Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus, with Pegasus hovering above, oil on copper, 42 x 52.5 cm, framed
Certificate: Ursula Härting, 13 February 2002, as an autograph work by Abraham Covaerts, with the figures having been executed by Frans Francken the Younger and the assistance of his workshop collaborators. Dr. Härting dates the painting to shortly before 1620, when an armistice was reached in the war between the Southern and Northern Netherlands. “The Muses,” she writes, “seem to virtually awake to times of peace.” Literature: The painting is described and reproduced in: Ursula Härting, Abraham Govaerts – Der Waldmaler, catalogue raisonné, 2003, p. 158, no. 157.
Specialist: Prof. Dr. Peter Wolf Prof. Dr. Peter Wolf
06.10.2009 - 17:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 46,660.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 38,000.- to EUR 45,000.-
Abraham Govaerts
(Antwerp 1589 – 1626) and Frans Francken the Younger (Antwerp 1581 – 1642) Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus, with Pegasus hovering above, oil on copper, 42 x 52.5 cm, framed
Certificate: Ursula Härting, 13 February 2002, as an autograph work by Abraham Covaerts, with the figures having been executed by Frans Francken the Younger and the assistance of his workshop collaborators. Dr. Härting dates the painting to shortly before 1620, when an armistice was reached in the war between the Southern and Northern Netherlands. “The Muses,” she writes, “seem to virtually awake to times of peace.” Literature: The painting is described and reproduced in: Ursula Härting, Abraham Govaerts – Der Waldmaler, catalogue raisonné, 2003, p. 158, no. 157.
Specialist: Prof. Dr. Peter Wolf Prof. Dr. Peter Wolf
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Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 06.10.2009 - 17:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 26.09. - 06.10.2009 |
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