Tuesday 24 February 2015

Flemish Master or Il Todeschini?


At Henry's Auktions, 28 February 2015, they sell a "Flemish master, 17th or 18th century", estimated at 2,400 Euro. At first glance, I could understand the attribution, as it vaguely resembles the work of Joachim Beuckelaer and the like, but further research showed that the same picture has been for sale at Hampel's Auktions some years ago as a work attributed to Il Todeschini (Giacomo Francesco Cipper), 1664-1736, an Austrian painter. It was then estimated at 5,000 to 6,000 Euro but as far as I can see failed to sell. UPDATE: sold for 2,928 Euro.


Compared to another Todeschini painting, like the one above that sold for 23,500 Euro in 2007, it looks similar in some aspects (like the right arm), but quite different in coloring and character.


But when looking at one that was sold in 2012, it clearly is very similar (the eyes, the flesh, ...). Still, while the painting for sale is more Todeschini than Flemish, I would call it "school of" or something similar, as it seems to be lacking in details.

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