Attributed to Govert Flinck (Cleve 1615-1660 Amsterdam)
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Attributed to Govert Flinck (Cleve 1615-1660 Amsterdam)

A 'tronie' of a young woman in an eastern costume drawing a curtain to one side, in a painted oval

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Attributed to Govert Flinck (Cleve 1615-1660 Amsterdam)
A 'tronie' of a young woman in an eastern costume drawing a curtain to one side, in a painted oval
oil on panel
68.8 x 54.3 cm.
Provenance
Noble collection, Mecklenburg.
with H. Hartig, Berlin, 1935.
with G. Cramer, Berlin, 1935.
with K. Erasmus, Aerdenhout, 1936.
with D. Katz, Dieren, 1937.
Anonymous sale; Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 31 May 1949, lot 54.
Lawrence Golding, New York, 1969.
with Rafael Valls, London, 1999.
Literature
J.W. von Moltke, Govaert Flinck 1615-1660, Amsterdam, 1965, p. 136, no. 343b.
W. Sumowski, Gemälde der Rembrandt-Schüler, Landau, 1983, II, p. 1034, no. 674.
Special notice
Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €20,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €20,001 and €800.000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €800.000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.
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Please note this lot was not with Rafael Valls in 1999.

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We are grateful to Professor Werner Sumowski for confirming the attribution on the basis of photographs (verbal communication, 23 March 2009).

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