Follower of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

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PROPERTY FROM THE NELDA C. AND H.J. LUTCHER STARK FOUNDATION, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND

Follower of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

An old peasant woman feeding a cat milk

Details

Follower of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
An old peasant woman feeding a cat milk
oil on panel
8 7/8 x 8¼ in. (22.6 x 21 cm.)

Provenance

(Possibly) G. Neumann, Brussels.
with J. & S. Goldschmidt, Frankfurt am Main, from whom purchased by Mrs. W.H. Stark on 17 December 1928, as 'Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn'.

Literature

K. Bauch, Der frühe Rembrandt und seine Zeit; Studien zur geschichtlichen Bedeutung seines Frühstils, Berlin, 1960, p. 232, illustrated, 'as Adriaen van Ostade (?)'.

Special notice

This lot is exempt from Sales Tax.

Lot Essay

According to the Goldschmidt invoice, the present work had been given a certificate of authentification by Wilhelm von Bode, W.R. Valentiner, Willem Martin and Cornelis Hofstede de Groot, stating that it was by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn.

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