BARTHOLOMÄUS BRUYN THE ELDER | PORTRAIT OF A MAN

Property from a European Private Collection
BARTHOLOMÄUS BRUYN THE ELDER
(Wesel or Cologne 1493 - 1555 Cologne)
PORTRAIT OF A MAN

oil on oak panel
13⅞ by 11 in.; 35.3 by 28 cm.

Condition Report:
This painting is on a very thin piece of Oakwood with a very slight vertical bow. This picture has probably not been restored in a number of years. UV light reveals some scattered retouches in the face. These have darkened over time and are visible to the naked eye. Some scattered retouches also visible is in the green background. With a cleaning and reevaluation of the small retouches this painting will be ready to hang. In a carved and ebonized wooden frame.

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Provenance:
Sir John Frecheville Ramsden, 6thBt (1877-1958), York, England;

His sale, London, Christie's, 11 July 1930, lot 19, to Williams;

Possibly purchased back by Ramsden and sold, London, Christie's, 27 May 1932, lot 47 (as Bruyn), to Fischmann;

Prof. Dr. P. Ganz, Basel;

Private collection, Zurich (here and the above according to a label on the reverse).