Lot 6079 - ibid154 Old Master Paintings - online only - Wednesday, 24. September 2025, 02.00 PM
Attributed to JEAN-FRANCOIS DE TROY
(Paris 1679–1752 Rome)
Portrait of a young lady with a mask.
Oil on canvas.
80.9 × 64.9 cm.
Provenance:
- With M. Bertecco, Geneva.
- Private collection, Switzerland, since c. 1970.
Our thanks to Dr Georg Lechner for his assistance in cataloguing this work based on a photograph.
Conditionreport:
Oil on lined canvas. The paint surface slightly thin, with a very fine network of craquelure. The corners overpainted to form an oval. Scattered colour losses visible in the lower quarter. Some minor retouching visible in the background. Minimal colour abrasions along the edges.<br>Under UV light: minimal retouching visible on the figure and some minor retouching in the background. The varnish fluoresces with a greenish hue under UV light. <br>Frame: 102.5 × 82.6 cm. CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)
Sold for CHF 6 500 (including buyer's premium)