Lot Essay
This is a copy after Metsu's painting of 1662 in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden.
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A young woman selling poultry
Details
AFTER GABRIEL METSU
A young woman selling poultry
oil on canvas
23 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (61 x 45.3 cm.)
A young woman selling poultry
oil on canvas
23 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (61 x 45.3 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 20 February 1997, lot 148, as Follower of Gabriel Metsu.
with Barbara Peter Antiques, Sayville, NY, where acquired by the present owner in 2015.
with Barbara Peter Antiques, Sayville, NY, where acquired by the present owner in 2015.
Literature
A. Waiboer, Gabriel Metsu: Life and Work, New Haven and London, 2012, p. 241, no. 17, under 'Copies', where erroneously said to be on panel and with incorrect dimensions given.
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Francois de Poortere
International Director, Head of Department