Description:
After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
Copy After Helena Fourment, "Das Pelzchen."
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 37 1/2 x 27 3/4 in. (95.0 x 70.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Puncture with paint loss to u.r. quadrant, retouch, craquelure, varnish discoloration.
N.B. The original portrait of Rubens's second wife was painted c. 1636-38, and shows the figure full length. The painting is part of the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Estimate $800-1,200
Framed dimensions are 39 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Stuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.