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Lot 315: Venus at the forge of Vulcan

Est: $60,000 USD - $80,000 USDSold:
Christie'sNew York, NY, USApril 15, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Jean Jouvenet Rouen 1649-1717 Paris
Venus at the forge of Vulcan
oil on canvas
31¾ x 25½ in. 80.6 x 64.8 cm.

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 18 October 2000, lot 175.

Notes

The present painting is a reduced autograph replica of Jouvenet's painting of 1703 which was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1704 (see A. Schnapper, Jean Jouvenet , 1974, pp. 207-8, no. 95, fig. 98). The prime version was engraved by L. Desplaces.

Auction Details

Important Old Master Paintings Part I

by
Christie's
April 15, 2008, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US