Lot Essay
The lady is probably the work of Gonzalez Coques; the fruit, nuts and flowers are by Ykens.
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Catharina Ykens (1659-after 1688) and Attributed to Gonzalez Coques (1618-1684)
A Lady, half-length, in a blue dress, playing a Lute, set in a Cartouche decorated with Swags of Nuts, Fruit and Flowers
Details
Catharina Ykens (1659-after 1688) and Attributed to Gonzalez Coques (1618-1684)
A Lady, half-length, in a blue dress, playing a Lute, set in a Cartouche decorated with Swags of Nuts, Fruit and Flowers
signed (strengthened) 'catarina ÿkens . fecit' (lower center)
oil on panel
15 7/8 x 10 7/8in. (40 3/8 x 27.7cm.)
A Lady, half-length, in a blue dress, playing a Lute, set in a Cartouche decorated with Swags of Nuts, Fruit and Flowers
signed (strengthened) 'catarina ÿkens . fecit' (lower center)
oil on panel
15 7/8 x 10 7/8in. (40 3/8 x 27.7cm.)