Clouet Oil of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France.
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CLOUET, François (c. 1510-1572), follower of.
Portrait of Catherine de Medici (1519-1589), Queen of France.
Oil on panel.
13 5/8" x 10 3/8" panel, 18" x 14 1/2" framed.
Mother of a Queen (see Lots 175-176) & Three Kings of France including (Lots 178 & 179).Provenance: Tudor Wilkinson Collection; its sale, Hôtel Drouot, Ader Picard, Paris, July 3-4, 1969, lot 41 (as French School).Acquired by the family of the current owners; Christie's, March 22, 2017 - 20,800 Euros.Exhibited: Paris, Galerie Charpentier, French Portraits , 1945, no. 17.Paris, Galerie Charpentier, One hundred portraits of women: from the 15th century to the present day , 1950, no. 19 (like François Clouet).We would like to thank Madame Alexandra Zvereva who more precisely attributes this work to the entourage of Jean Decourt (active in the second half of the 16th century) and dates the work around 1570/80 after a visual examination.
Portrait of Catherine de Medici (1519-1589), Queen of France.
Oil on panel.
13 5/8" x 10 3/8" panel, 18" x 14 1/2" framed.
Mother of a Queen (see Lots 175-176) & Three Kings of France including (Lots 178 & 179).Provenance: Tudor Wilkinson Collection; its sale, Hôtel Drouot, Ader Picard, Paris, July 3-4, 1969, lot 41 (as French School).Acquired by the family of the current owners; Christie's, March 22, 2017 - 20,800 Euros.Exhibited: Paris, Galerie Charpentier, French Portraits , 1945, no. 17.Paris, Galerie Charpentier, One hundred portraits of women: from the 15th century to the present day , 1950, no. 19 (like François Clouet).We would like to thank Madame Alexandra Zvereva who more precisely attributes this work to the entourage of Jean Decourt (active in the second half of the 16th century) and dates the work around 1570/80 after a visual examination.
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Clouet Oil of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France.
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