Frans Floris, attributed to - Head of a Woman - image-1

Lot 1113 Dα

Frans Floris, attributed to - Head of a Woman

Auction 1029 - overview Cologne
17.05.2014, 12:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculptures
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 9.150 € (incl. premium)

Frans Floris, attributed to

Head of a Woman

Oil on panel. 39 x 27 cm.

Max Friedländer considered this head of a woman to be an authentic work by Frans Floris, but it was more likely painted by an artist from his circle. Friedländer compares it with similar pictures by Frans Floris that were influenced by the famous depictions of female heads by Michelangelo which the artist got to know during his sojourn in Italy.

Certificate

Max Friedländer, The Hague, 9.10.1940 (as an authentic work by Frans Floris).

Provenance

Private collection, North Germany.