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FRANS FRANCKEN the Younger
(1581 Antwerp 1642)
An armed assault.
Oil on copper.
Signed lower right: F.Franck. IN.
30 × 42.3 cm.
Certificate:
Provenance:
- Auction Butterfield, USA, 18 November 1999, lot 3097 (as Flemish school).
- Auction Christie's, New York, 7 June 2002, lot 83 (as an autograph work).
- Private collection, Switzerland.
This painting is registered at RKD, The Hague, under number 105106 as by Frans Francken the Younger.
Conditionreport:
Oil on copper. Paint surface well preserved with a fine network of craquelure. Slightly thin in places. Minimal colour abrasion along the edges. <br>Under UV light: minor retouching to the figures and in the background visible. Varnish fluoresces unevenly greenish. <br>Frame: 41.5 × 53 cm. CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Sold for CHF 2 500 (including buyer's premium)