Lot 50: Isaac Luttichuys (London 1616-1673 Amsterdam)

Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a black suit, his gloves in his left hand, before a balustrade signed and dated 'I Luttichiys Fecit/anno 1653' (upper left) oil on canvas 37 5/8 x 311/4 in. (95.6 x 79.4 cm.) NOTES We are grateful to Dr. Rudi Ekkart of the RKD for confirming the attribution on the basis of a transparency. He describes the picture as 'a good portrait from his best period'. The lofty pose adopted by the sitter provided the direct inspiration for a portrait of 1654 which was sold with its pendant in these Rooms, 9 February 1979, lot 153 (œ5,500). For a discussion of the artist's career, see W.R. Valentiner, 'Isaac Luttichuys - A little known Dutch painter', in Art Quarterly, 1936, I, no. 3, pp.151-77.