Sleeper Alert!

December 4 2020

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Picture: Sotheby's

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The above painting of Saint Paul catalogued as 'Studio of Rubens' made €201,600 over its €20k - €30k estimate yesterday at Sotheby's Paris.

The cataloguing gives a very interesting account of the thought process behind the attribution. The matter is complicated further by the fact that the original central panel had been added to in the past, which was the fate of many head studies by Rubens and Van Dyck. Despite its rejection by the current Rubens authorities, I personally find it a very compelling image indeed.


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