A Merry Menagerie from Rubens to John Lewis-Brown

Result EUR124,000

Published on 29 October 2021, by Philippe Dufour

Auction on 19 October 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Hôtel des Ventes 2, rue Albert Einstein - 41100 Vendôme

Animals—some unusual—were the guests of a Vendôme sale devoted to painting, particularly Old Masters, where the names of Peter Paul Rubens and John Lewis-Brown (1829-1890) were linked.

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Allegory with Saint George and the Dragon... A Merry Menagerie from Rubens to John Lewis-Brown

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Allegory with Saint George and the Dragon in a Landscape, oil on canvas, 168 x 248 cm/66.1 x 97.6 in.
Result: €124,000

When presented at the Château d'Artigny's 33rd Garden Party on June 6, the monumental work attributed to Rubens' studio found no takers. But things have changed, and Allegory with Saint George and the Dragon in a Landscape (see photo) has finally been taken off to Spain…

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