Lot 196: Juan de Valdés Leal (Seville 1622-1690)

Juan de Valdés Leal (Seville 1622-1690)
The Annunciation
with the inventory mark 'Nυo 42' (on the reverse of the canvas)
oil on canvas
23¼ x 25½ in. (82 x 65 cm.)

with Thos. Agnew and Sons, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 6 April 2006, lot 215 ($168,000).

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We are grateful to Professor Enrique Valdivieso for confirming the attribution, on the basis of photographs, and for suggesting a date of circa 1680-90.