Wednesday 25 March 2015

Flemish allegory of touch


At Artcurial, 27 March, they sell a Flemish "Allegory of Touch", described as Antwerp School ca. 1600. Measuring 95 by 80 cm, it is estimated at 5,000 to 7,000 Euro. UPDATE: not sold...

It looks to be a copy after or a school of Marten de Vos painting. The above was described as "Workshop of Marten de Vos" when it was sold at Bonhams for £4,200 in 2011, and was a better picture than the one for sale now, but it helps in attributing the current one. Especially the face is nearly identical.


A "real" or at least Studio of Marten de Vos painting of similar subjects is still a lot better (and more expensive), like the above related "Allegory of Smell", so please don't judge Marten de Vos on the two first images.

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