02-07-201402-08-2014
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2704BBoston
February 7, 2014 04:00 PMCalender
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Attributed to Frans Francken III (Flemish, 1607-1667) Raising the Cross

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$4,920$4,000
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2704BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 07, 2014 4:00PM

Description:

Attributed to Frans Francken III (Flemish, 1607-1667)

Raising the Cross
Signed or inscribed and dated "FrancK.f 1661" l.c.
Oil on panel, 17 1/4 x 25 3/8 in. (43.9 x 64.4 cm),unframed.
Condition: Panel separated into two major sections plus one small shard from l.r. edge, multiple losses and flaking, craquelure, surface grime.

N.B. A loan label from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, dated 1886 and affixed to the reverse of the panel, lists the artist as "John Baptist Franck/Born 1660." This may refer to Jan-Baptist Francken (Flemish, 1599-1653). However, given the date of 1661 (or perhaps 1664) in the inscription on the work at hand, this would appear to be a misattribution.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

The losses are extensive; some include the ground layer as well as the pigment layer. Both halves of the panel are slightly bowed. There is a long (8 inches) narrow (less than 1 inch) loss to the panel at the lower right corner.

The last digit in the year in the inscription is difficult to discern, and it may read 1664, rather than 1661.


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Keywords

Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Jan-Baptist Francken