Dorotheum Sleeper!
December 15 2020
Picture: Dorotheum
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Imagine the shock of the staff at the Dorotheum auction house in Vienna today, after this painting catalogued as 'Follower of Govaert Flinck' made €320,500 (inc. commission) over its €8k - €12k estimate.
I remember trying to zoom into the faded signature on their website last week and wondering whether it was much better than the work of a follower. I do recommend zooming right into the details of the face and beard, which seem to be rather finely painted to me!
- Filed Under:
- Auctions
Categories
- Research
- Exhibitions
- Auctions
- Discoveries
- Conservation
- Heroes of art history
- 15th Century & Earlier
- 16th Century
- 17th Century
- 18th Century
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
- 21st Century