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Lot 161: ATTRIBUTED TO CATHARINA YKENS

Est: £15,000 GBP - £20,000 GBP
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 09, 2010

Item Overview

Description

ATTRIBUTED TO CATHARINA YKENS ANTWERP 1659-1736 PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN IN ARMOUR SURROUNDED BY FESTOONS OF FRUIT AND FLOWERS oil on canvas 104.3 by 78.5 cm.; 41 1/8 by 30 3/4 in.

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Otto van Wesendonck, Zurich, by 1888;
His daughter, who married Professor Friedrich von Bissing, Munich and later Oberaudorf, Bavaria, by 1927;
Their daughter Myrrha, Freiin von Bissing;
Thence by descent and marriage to the present owner.

Notes

We are grateful to Fred G. Meijer of the R.K.D. for suggesting an attribution to Catharina Ykens.

Auction Details

Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale

by
Sotheby's
December 09, 2010, 12:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK