A Man, bust-length, in a fur hat

Details

Attributed to Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (1621-1674)
A Man, bust-length, in a fur hat
oil on panel, unframed
8 5/8 x 7in. (22 x 17.7cm.)

Provenance

Dr. Fatou, Paris, 1931.
with Galerie Neumann, Paris, 1936, from whom purchased by the father of the present owner for 107,500 francs.

Literature

A. Bredius, Oud Holland, XLVIII, no. III, 1931, where attributed to Rembrandt and as superior to the versions at Kassel and the Louvre.

Lot Essay

There are numerous versions of the present picture, including those at Kassel (no. 659), the Louvre, Paris (no. 1750), and formerly in the Adolphe Schloss collection, Paris.

This picture is sold with photocopies of certificates from Robert Eigenberger, Vienna, dated 1941 and Horst Gerson, dated Rome, 18 March 1977, as by Rembrandt.

More from Old Master Pictures

View All