Lot 130: Attributed to Pieter van Mol (Antwerp 1599-1650 Paris)

Attributed to Pieter van Mol (Antwerp 1599-1650 Paris)
An allegory of Touch
oil on canvas
45¼ x 38¾ in. (114.9 x 98.5 cm.)

PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE AUSTRIAN COLLECTOR (LOT 130)
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It is likely that the present work is part of a series of five paintings by the artist depicting the five senses, of which there is a known allegory of Sight in a Private Collection, Amsterdam. Pieter van Mol also painted five allegories of Sin between 1625-1630.