Lot 43: Kerstiaen de Keuninck (Courtrai c. 1560-1635/42 Antwerp)

Kerstiaen de Keuninck (Courtrai c. 1560-1635/42 Antwerp)
The Penitent Mary Magdalene in the wilderness
oil on panel
53 x 37.5 cm.

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €20,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €20,001 and €800.000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €800.000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.
We are grateful to Drs. Luuk Pijl for confirming the attribution to Kerstiaen de Keuninck, after inspection of the original (verbal communication, 9 November 2008).

The present lot can be compared to a picture by Kerstiaen de Keuninck depicting John on Patmos, with Schlichte Bergen, Amsterdam, 1983.