Lot 3045* - A178 Old Master Paintings - Friday, 23. September 2016, 02.00 PM
HENDRIK VAN BALEN the Elder
(1575 Antwerp 1632)
The Adoration of the Virgin Mary, with Adoration of the Kings and the Ascension of Mary.
Oil on panel laid on canvas.
Verso inscription in Cyrillic, stating that the painting was transferred from panel to canvas in 1839 in St Petersburg by A. Mitrokhine.
98 x 67 cm.
Provenance:
- Probably collection of the family of Tsar Nikolaus I. (1796-1855), circa 1839.
- Art dealer Eric Coatalem, Paris, 2006.
- European private collection.
Registered at RKD, The Hague as by the hand of Hendrick van Balen the elder.
CHF 50 000 / 70 000 | (€ 51 550 / 72 160)
Sold for CHF 54 500 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.