Lot No. 41


Attributed to Gillis Coignet

[Saleroom Notice]
Attributed to Gillis Coignet - Old Master Paintings

(Antwerp circa 1542–1599 Hamburg)
The Death of Dido,
oil on canvas, 123 x 106 cm, framed

Saleroom Notice:

The present painting has been requested as a loan for the forthcoming exhibition on  ‘Frauenkörper’ by the Kurpfälzisches Museum in Heidelberg in 2021.

Provenance:
sale, Wannenes, Genoa, 8 June 2009, lot 48 (as ‘Manierista nordico’)

We are grateful to Thomas Fusenig for suggesting the attribution of the present painting to Gillis Coignet (written communication). He definitely sees the hand of a Flemish painter trained and active in Florence.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at

09.06.2020 - 16:00

Estimate:
EUR 30,000.- to EUR 50,000.-

Attributed to Gillis Coignet

[Saleroom Notice]

(Antwerp circa 1542–1599 Hamburg)
The Death of Dido,
oil on canvas, 123 x 106 cm, framed

Saleroom Notice:

The present painting has been requested as a loan for the forthcoming exhibition on  ‘Frauenkörper’ by the Kurpfälzisches Museum in Heidelberg in 2021.

Provenance:
sale, Wannenes, Genoa, 8 June 2009, lot 48 (as ‘Manierista nordico’)

We are grateful to Thomas Fusenig for suggesting the attribution of the present painting to Gillis Coignet (written communication). He definitely sees the hand of a Flemish painter trained and active in Florence.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 09.06.2020 - 16:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 02.06. - 09.06.2020