Stahl, from Germany, sells on 13 April 2019 an "attributed to Cornelis de Vos" portrait of a lady, estimated at 3,500 Euro.
It is actually a partial copy of Jordaens' "Portrait of a young married couple" from the
Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The painting for sale is 48 by 42 cm, while the full original is 124 by 92 cm. It looks as if the version for sale is, for the same section of the work, actually somewhat bigger than the original. It is also slightly darker, and slightly less precise painted.
Even so, it is a beautiful work, very close to the original, and may be considered a workshop copy of one of the best Jordaens portraits from the height of his career. As such, seeing that it is a very attractive work which will appeal to many collectors (not some religious or obscure mythological topic, but a self-assured young woman with a characterfull look) it should be easily worth 20,000 Euro, and may well fetch 50,000 Euro if two collectors fall in love with it.
UPDATE: sold for 50,000 Euro!
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