Wednesday 20 June 2018

"Antwerp School" is by or after Laurence Neter

Deutsch, from Austria, sells on 27 June 2018 an "Antwerp School, ca. 1700" Adam and Eve, estimated at 1,800 to 2,800 Euro.

It is a copy after a painting I already discussed at some length in February 2017, when another (worse) copy appeared at auction. This one stays much closer to the original by Laurence Neter from 1639, but lacks finesse in e.g. the Adam (who has a nice moustache!)

There seems to be some inscription on the rock to the left, but I can't decipher it. Possibly it's simply an indication of the Bible verse, it it is very short and seems to start with "G" (for Genesis)?

The estimate seems about right.

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