Lot 171: Paulus Lesire (Dordrecht 1611 - nach 1656)

The Cumaean Sibyl, inscribed in the headdress B. L./ CUMAN., fragment of inscription and dated at lower left R 1632, oil on panel, 69 x 52 cm, framed, (Wo)

Literature: Werner Sumowski, Gemälde der Rembrandtschüler, vol. III, p. 1714, fig. 1142; Isarlo 1936, p. 42, repr., Leyden 1968, catalogue, p. 17, under no. 24; C. P. I., 1982, p. 356, fig. 6 on p. 597
Provenance: H. Hirschel, The Hague; sale, Paehling, Amsterdam (F. Muller), 5. June 1917, no. 40; sale, Van Baerle et al., Amsterdam (F. Muller), 24 May 1921, no. 25; sale, F. Muller, Amsterdam, 28 November 1939, no. 925; 2003 private collection, Munich
Wener Sumowski considers the present paitning to rank among "the most significant documents" of Lesire's relationship to Rembrandt.