Anthony Van Dyck, circle of - Study of the Head of a Bearded Man, looking up - image-1

Lot 1034 Dα

Anthony Van Dyck, circle of - Study of the Head of a Bearded Man, looking up

Auction 1087 - overview Cologne
20.05.2017, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture
Estimate: 8.000 € - 12.000 €
Result: 31.000 € (incl. premium)
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Anthony Van Dyck, circle of

Study of the Head of a Bearded Man, looking up

Oil on panel (parquetted). 64 x 49.5 cm.

This powerful study of a bearded man was attributed to Antonis van Dyck when it was sold in 1963. At the time of sale the work was accompanied by several written expertises to support this, including one by Leo van Puyvelde, but these are now lost.

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 19 March 1963, lot 41, as Anthony van Dyck, with certificates by Prof. Leo van Puyvelde, Prof. Dr Ludwig Baldass and Prof. Dr A. Stange (sold for 70,000 Schilling). - Private collection, United States.