Auction:

American & European Works of Art - 2609B

Location:

Boston

Date / Time :

September 07, 2012 12:00PM

Description:

Attributed to Simon de Vos (Flemish, 1603-1676)

Portrait of a Young Girl
Unsigned, identified on a presentation plaque.
Oil on cradled panel, 22 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (57.2 x 42.5 cm), framed.
Condition: Losses, retouch, craquelure with lifting, surface imperfections and grime.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

With a gummed label with a monogram "...J./56" on the reverse.

Background extensively retouched with uneven texture and reflective quality to those surfaces. Retouch also to pupils and nostrils of the child and to her apron. Losses and lifting to background around the child's head, with largest loss measuring about 1/2 x 1/2 in. located u.r. quadrant.