The interior of an artist's studio, with the artist showing his work in the background

Details

Studio of Frans Francken II (Antwerp 1581-1642)
The interior of an artist's studio, with the artist showing his work in the background
with indistinct signature 'fr fran...' (lower left)
oil on panel
19 5/8 x 27 5/8 in. (49.9 x 70.2 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Bukowski's, Stockholm, 7-9 May 1941, lot 91.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 July 1978, lot 201.

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Lot Essay

This type of kunstkammer interior was perhaps Francken's most important contribution to seventeenth-century art, and influenced such contemporaries as Cornelis de Baellieur, Hans Jordaens III, Jan van Kessel, Gonzales Coques and David Teniers II. The earliest known example of the genre is that by Francken dated 1612 and sold at Christie's, London, 17 December 1999, lot 7. Amongst the many paintings and objects in the room is a Japanese ceremonial Kiris sword hanging from the wall.

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