Auction on
08 December 2020 - 17:00 (CET) -
Neumarkt, 3 - D-50667 Cologne
This masterpiece of tenebrism is the last of Georges de La Tour's nocturnal scenes still in private hands, and one of his rare signed paintings. It comes from the outstanding collection of Hinrich Bischoff, a German entrepreneur who acquired it in 1975.
Georges de La Tour (1593-1658), A Girl Blowing on a Brazier, oil on canvas, 76 x 55 cm (approx. 29.92 x 21.65 in). Estimate: 3/4 M€
Georges de La Tour (1593-1658), A Girl Blowing on a Brazier, oil on canvas, 76 x 55 cm (approx. 29.92 x 21.65 in). Estimate: 3/4 M€
Georges de La Tour's (1593-1652) corpus is celebrated for its quality and originality, that's for certain—but also for its rarity: barely forty-eight works have come down to us. So we have something extraordinary in this Fillette au brasier ( Girl Blowing on a Brazier ), the last nocturnal scene…
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