An old man reading a book

Details

Jacques des Rousseaux (Tourcoing c. 1600-1638 Leiden)
An old man reading a book
oil on panel, unframed
16 5/8 x 14 3/8 in. (42.3 x 36.5 cm.)

Provenance

Gösta Stenman collection, Stockholm, 1930s, from which acquired for the family of the present owner.
Anon. Sale, Christie's, London, 1 March 1991, lot 119, as 'School of Rembrandt' (withdrawn prior to sale at the request of the owner).

Literature

W. Sumowski, Gemälde der Rembrandt-Schüler, Landau/Pfalz, 1983, VI, p. 3741, no. 2428, illustrated p. 4046.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Like the artist's Old man praying (Private collection, Switzerland; Sumowski, op. cit., IV, p. 2506, no. 1676, illustrated p. 2512), this picture is strongly influenced by the early work of Jan Lievens, comparable to the latter's Bearded old man formerly in the Staatliches Museum, Schwerin, or the eponymous picture in the Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Brunswick.

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