Tuesday 23 February 2016

Dubious copy of a work I already presented

Westport, from the US, sells on 28 February a "Flemish old master, ca. 17th century" portrait of a family praying before their meal, estimated at $400 to $800.

It is a poorly painted (and preserved) copy of a work I highlighted in this blog post and which was sold in Germany in October 2015 for 750 Euro. Now, I have seen often enough that paintings have many copies and different versions floating around, and that sometimes they appear almost simultaneously: but this case is to me just too suspicious. An obscure, unusual work that months after its appearance on the market suddenly has another version, poorly painted, which looks as if it was made yesterday. Lots of damage but no craquelure?

It isn't expensive, but it is a poor painting in any case, and a highly dubious one to boot. Best to avoid it altogether.


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