Attributed to Andries Cornelis Lens
(Antwerp 1738–1822 Brussels)
The Madonna and Child,
oil on canvas, 117 x 92 cm, framed
Inscribed on the reverse: Spanish Apartment, bedroom, Augustinerstrasse, with a paper label inscribed with inventory number 167.
Provenance:
according to the inscription formerly in the palace of Archduke Frederick, Vienna (today’s Albertina).
Between 1985 and 1897, the archduke installed the so-called Spanish Apartment for his sister, Queen Maria Christina of Spain. The present painting, which used to be attributed to Angelika Kauffmann, was given to Andries Cornelis Lens by Bettina Baumgärtel, Düsseldorf, on the basis of a colour photograph.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
old.masters@dorotheum.com
24.06.2014 - 17:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 3,000.- to EUR 5,000.-
Attributed to Andries Cornelis Lens
(Antwerp 1738–1822 Brussels)
The Madonna and Child,
oil on canvas, 117 x 92 cm, framed
Inscribed on the reverse: Spanish Apartment, bedroom, Augustinerstrasse, with a paper label inscribed with inventory number 167.
Provenance:
according to the inscription formerly in the palace of Archduke Frederick, Vienna (today’s Albertina).
Between 1985 and 1897, the archduke installed the so-called Spanish Apartment for his sister, Queen Maria Christina of Spain. The present painting, which used to be attributed to Angelika Kauffmann, was given to Andries Cornelis Lens by Bettina Baumgärtel, Düsseldorf, on the basis of a colour photograph.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
old.masters@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 24.06.2014 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 14.06. - 24.06.2014 |