Lot Essay
The coat-of-arms is traditionally identified as that of the Dordrecht Berk family, and the sitter is said to be Judith or Margarietha Erkenzaad.
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Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress with a white collar and pearl necklace
Details
Circle of Bartholomeus van der Helst (Haarlem 1613-1670 Amsterdam)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress with a white collar and pearl necklace
indistinctly inscribed and dated 'M.a. 49..' (upper left) and '.fec: 1.6.4.j(?)' (upper right)
oil on canvas
80.3 x 65.8 cm.
with a coat-of-arms (centre left)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress with a white collar and pearl necklace
indistinctly inscribed and dated 'M.a. 49..' (upper left) and '.fec: 1.6.4.j(?)' (upper right)
oil on canvas
80.3 x 65.8 cm.
with a coat-of-arms (centre left)
Provenance
with Gallerie Sedelmeyer, Paris (according to a red wax seal on reverse).
In the family of the present owner for at least the past 70 years.
In the family of the present owner for at least the past 70 years.
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