Victor Wolfvoet II
(Antwerp 1612–1652)
Esther before Ahasverus,
oil on copper, 45 x 60 cm, framed
Provenance:
possibly Arthur Kay, his sale, Christie’s, 8/9 April 1943, lot 129 (as Rottenhammer);
T. A. Tawlowiez, by whom sold, Christie’s, 2 February 1945, lot 55;
where acquired by Luzato;
with Alex Wengraf;
from whom acquired by the previous owner in the 1960s
Literature:
Ludwig Burchard, Corpus Rubenianum, Part III, Old Testament, no. 53a, p. 169
We are grateful to Bert Schepers of the Rubenianum, Antwerp, for confirming the attribution of the present painting.
Victor Wolfvoet II, scion of an art dealer family and an art dealer himself, had specialised in religious and mythological subjects. He was strongly influenced by Peter Paul Rubens.
Esperto: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
oldmasters@dorotheum.com
23.10.2018 - 18:00
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EUR 12.000,- a EUR 18.000,-
Victor Wolfvoet II
(Antwerp 1612–1652)
Esther before Ahasverus,
oil on copper, 45 x 60 cm, framed
Provenance:
possibly Arthur Kay, his sale, Christie’s, 8/9 April 1943, lot 129 (as Rottenhammer);
T. A. Tawlowiez, by whom sold, Christie’s, 2 February 1945, lot 55;
where acquired by Luzato;
with Alex Wengraf;
from whom acquired by the previous owner in the 1960s
Literature:
Ludwig Burchard, Corpus Rubenianum, Part III, Old Testament, no. 53a, p. 169
We are grateful to Bert Schepers of the Rubenianum, Antwerp, for confirming the attribution of the present painting.
Victor Wolfvoet II, scion of an art dealer family and an art dealer himself, had specialised in religious and mythological subjects. He was strongly influenced by Peter Paul Rubens.
Esperto: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
oldmasters@dorotheum.com
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| Data: | 23.10.2018 - 18:00 |
| Luogo dell'asta: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Esposizione: | 13.10. - 23.10.2018 |