Auction: Discovery - 2570MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 16, 2011 2:00PM
Description:
Manner of Jean Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725-1805)
Lot of Two Portraits of Children: Madchen and Knabe
Both identified in inscriptions on the frames.
Oil on panel, 12 5/8 x 9 1/4 in., framed.
Condition: Scattered retouch, surface/varnish losses to face and collar, mild scattered surface abrasions, mild wear to edges, surface grime and varnish inconsistencies.
Provenance: Descended within the family of the Countess von Platen Hallermund.
Estimate $800-1,200