They correctly identify it with an RKD entry where it was described as by "Pseudo-Lombard". Other names dropped in the auction catalogue are Gossaert, Jan Massys, and Frans Floris.
A name strangely absent from that list, but probably the most closely related, is Vincent Sellaer. He has painted multiple Caritases in the same style as this one.
UPDATE: not sold.
Interesting! I cant find the caritas at Artcurial. Could you perhaps give me a link to this painting? Yours Stephan (storchen12345@web.de).
ReplyDeleteOf course! I found it at http://www.artvalue.com/auctionresult--studio-of-sellaer-vincent-act-la-charite-1034523.htm
ReplyDeleteWait, that's the link for my more recent Sellaer post (Cambi, early May). I can't find the one I posted above now immediately. The image is still at Artvalue, at http://www.artvalue.com/image.aspx?PHOTO_ID=2663053&width=500&height=500
ReplyDeleteAfter a complicated search I finally found http://www.artvalue.com/auctionresult--studio-of-sellaer-vincent-act-la-charite-2663053.htm No idea why it didn't appear otherwise. Hope this helps!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Wunderful. Do you know at what price the painting was sold at Artcurial. I have access to artprice, but it is not to find there. By the way: Funny thing, both paintings are so similar. Do you have doubts that also the painting offerd by Koller ist real? Is ist possible that a painter paints two times more or less the same?
ReplyDeleteUsually, when it has an estimate but no result, it means that it was unsold. Many auction houses also only display the sold paintings afterwards, and not the unsold ones, which is an annoying habit.
ReplyDeleteAs for painters painting the same thing multiple times; yes, that was the habit at the time, it was an easier way to make money. Even the greatest, like Rubens, created many copies (through his workshop, with many pupils and assistants) of his popular works. And of course, descendants of master painters also did the same (Brueghel, Francken, ...). This makes our job harder but also more interesting often.
Thank you!
DeleteDo you think the works are made bei Vincent Sellaer, because you know this artist or just because the auction house Artcurial has said, it is the Studio of Sellaer?
When I look at other paintings known to be by Sellaer (from major museums), they are very similar in style, subject, composition and quality. For Flemish and Dutch painters, the site of the RKD is a very good resource. You can also check the Rijksmuseum or the KMSKA, or simply Google (but remain critical and check who is making claims then). I use attributions by auction houses as a good starting point, but many of my blog posts are about wrong or at least dubious attributions by auction houses, so I don't simply accept their claims. Obviously, there is no certainty that my attributions are any better, but usually I try to support them with links, comparisons, ...
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
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