Simon de Vos

Lot 259: Simon de Vos (Antwerp 1603-1676)

Name: Simon de Vos (Antwerp 1603-1676)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 309ca35d46

Est: $30,000 USD - $50,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USJanuary 26, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Simon de Vos (Antwerp 1603-1676)
Minerva and Mercury protecting Painting against Ignorance and Calumny
oil on panel
16 x 22¾ in. (40.6 x 57.8 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Simon de Vos

Exhibited

Saint Louis, The Saint Louis Art Museum, A Gentleman Collects, 25 October 2002-5 January 2003.

Literature

E. McGrath, 'The Painted Decoration of Rubens', Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, XLI, 1978, p. 275.
D. Cast, The Calumny of Apelles: a study of the humanist tradition, New Haven, 1981, pp. 182-183, fig. 51.

Provenance

with Gooden and Fox, Ltd., London, where acquired by the present owner in 1961.

Notes

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CHRISTIAN B. PEPER (LOTS 259-272)

Simon de Vos (Antwerp 1603-1676)
Minerva and Mercury protecting Painting against Ignorance and Calumny
oil on panel
16 x 22¾ in. (40.6 x 57.8 cm.)

Auction Details

Old Master Paintings Part II

Christie's

January 26, 2012, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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