JOHANN SPILBERG THE YOUNGER | Portrait of a lady, half-length, in imaginary costume

Property from the SØR Rusche Collection
JOHANN SPILBERG THE YOUNGER
Düsseldorf 1619 - 1690
PORTRAIT OF A LADY, HALF-LENGTH, IN IMAGINARY COSTUME

oil on canvas
unframed: 78 x 64.2 cm.; 30 6/8 x 25¼ in.
framed: 84.8 x 72.5 cm.; 33¼ x 28½ in.

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Condition Report:
Property from the SØR Rusche Collection is available to view at Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, 13 – 18 September (weekdays 9am – 4.30pm; weekend 12-5pm).

The canvas is lined. The paint surface is quite dirt and the varnish is discoloured. The network of craquelure has become quite pronounced in the figures flesh tones and the canvas shows evidence of slight wear. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals a thick streaky varnish underneath which some spot retouching is visible in her face, most notably around her lips, and in her chest, but it is difficult to discern much else. In overall fine condition.

Provenance:
With Knoedler, New York (as G. Flinck);

Private collection, Switzerland;

With S. Nystad, The Hague, by 1983;

With Xaver Scheidwimmer, Munich, by 1984 (when advertised in Die Weltkunst, 15 November 1984, p. 3354), from whom acquired in 1987.