Govaert Flinck (Cleve 1615-1660 Amsterdam ), A pastoral scene with a shepherd and a shepherdess. Signed and dated lower left: G. Flinck f. 165(9). Oil on canvas. 139.7 by 172.5 cm. Estimate €120.000-180.000. Sale: Old Master Paintings, 8 May 2007. © Sotheby’s Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM.- The sale of Old Master Paintings at Sotheby’s Amsterdam on Tuesday 8 May 2007 offers a variety of landscapes, still-lifes, portraits, biblical and genre scenes. Of special interest are a group of paintings from the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, a recently discovered masterpiece by Jan Lievens and works by Bakhuizen, De Momper and Van Leen. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=20087

Jan Lievens ( Leiden 1607-1674 Amsterdam ), The Card Players (detail). Signed, oil on canvas 97,6 by 105,6 cm. (€150.000-200.000). Sale: Old Master Paintings, 8 May 2007. © Sotheby’s Amsterdam