Lot 16
"Portrait of a Lady", probably French or Flemish School, 17th/18th century
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Oil on canvas, laid down on a wooden support. Inscribed in yellow paint in the upper pictorial field, to the left “MADᴱ· SA” and to the right “FEMME”. Bust-length portrait of a woman looking towards the viewer. Her hair dressed up and adorned with pink ribbon bows; wearing a broad pleated lace ruff, a pearl earring, and a dark dress with lace trim, slashed sleeves, and pearl- and rosette-like decorative trim; against a dark ground, lightened around the head. Canvas laid down overall on a wooden support; the original canvas edges are not visible and trimming cannot be excluded. Paint layer with a network of age craquelure, more densely developed in the flesh tones, as well as abrasions along the rebate edge and several fine scratches to the upper left area. Frame with an opened mitre joint and adjoining crack to the ripple moulding, as well as abrasions and wear to the finish. Dimensions of support approx. 37.3 × 32.7 cm, frame 64 × 59 cm.Condition: III Questions about the lot?
