1634

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Maria Bockenolle (Wife of Johannes Elison), 1634. Oil on canvas, 174.9 x 124.1 cm (68 7/8 x 48 7/8 in.). William K. Richardson Fund, 56.511 © 2018 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston During his early years in Amsterdam, Rembrandt’s innovative and fashionable portrait paintings were a key factor in his growing reputation. Reverend Johannes Elison was minister of the Dutch Reformed Church in Norwich, England. In seventeenth century Dutch society, Protestant ministers were celebrated... [Lire la suite]

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Reverend Johannes Elison, 1634. Oil on canvas, 174.0 x 124.5 cm (68 1/2 x 49 in.). William K. Richardson Fund, 56.510 © 2018 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Reverend Johannes Elison was the minister of the Dutch Reformed Church in Norwich, England; his wife, Maria Bockenolle, is represented in the companion painting. The portraits were commissioned by their son, a wealthy Amsterdam merchant. Such life-size, full‑length portraits, a format typically associated with royal or... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3022. Willem Claesz. Heda (1594 Haarlem 1680), Still life with rummer, pewter plate and peeled lemon, 1634. Oil on panel. Signed and dated on the knife: HEDA 1634, 41 x 31 cm. Estimate CHF 40 000 / 60 000 | (€ 37 040 / 55 560). Sold for CHF 165 000. Photo: Koller Provenance: European private collection. Koller. Old Master Paintings - Friday 22 September 2017 03.00 PM

Frans Hals (Dutch, c. 1581-1666), Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman, 1634, oil on canvas, Framed: 139 x 109 x 5.5 cm (54 11/16 x 42 7/8 x 2 1/8 in.); Unframed: 117 x 87 cm (46 1/16 x 34 1/4 in.). Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund, 1999.173 © The Cleveland Museum of Art. Tieleman Roosterman's business in fine linen and silk fabrics extended as far as France. Given his trade, it is no surprise that Hals emphasized costume here, luxurious despite its sober color. Here Roosterman wears a black doublet with slashed sleeves, a wide collar,... [Lire la suite]

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), Autoportrait au regard plongé dans l'ombre, 1634, Huile sur panneau, 71,1 x 56 cm. © New York, The Leiden Gallery PARIS - Dans le cadre de sa saison dédiée au Siècle d’or hollandais, le musée du Louvre présente une sélection des principaux chefs-d’œuvre des peintres du XVIIe siècle hollandais, issue de la collection de Thomas Kaplan et son épouse Daphné Recanati Kaplan. Rassemblée pour la première fois dans un grand musée international, cette sélection met à l’honneur la plus... [Lire la suite]

Portrait of a Woman Aged 34 Years by Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy, detail, 1634.

Portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit, painted by Rembrandt van Rijn just before their wedding in 1634. PARIS (AFP).- France and the Netherlands signed a historic deal Monday acquiring two large Rembrandt portraits for 160 million euros ($174 million), the French culture ministry announced.  The agreement, signed by French culture minister Fleur Pellerin and her Dutch counterpart Jet Bussemaker seals the multi-million dollar deal agreed upon in September for two of the Dutch master's... [Lire la suite]

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606 – 1669), Self portrait(?) with plumed cap and lowered sabre. Etching, 1634. Estimate 7,000 — 9,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. a fair impression of the third (final) state, after the plate had been reduced to an oval, the upper half of the oval emphasized with printing ink; sheet: 130 by 108mm 5 1/8 by 4 1/4 in Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606 – 1669), Self portrait with Saskia. Etching, 1636. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the... [Lire la suite]

Portrait de Marten Soolmans par Rembrandt, 1634. Collecion particulière.  Portrait de Oopjen Coppit par Rembrandt, 1634. Collection particulière. THE HAGUE (AFP).- The Dutch government is to help acquire two rare Rembrandt paintings for some 160 million euros ($179 million) from a private collector and bring them back to the Netherlands, officials said Monday. Culture Minister Jet Bussemaker told national radio hopes were high that a deal between the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the current owners... [Lire la suite]

Yang Wencong (1596-1646), Landscape, 1634. Estimate  10,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's. signed Wencong, dated jiaxu (1634), Spring, with one seal of the artist, cong; ink on gold paper, fan leaf; 23.5 by 51.2 cm. 9 1/8  by 20 in. Bibliography: An Intimate World, New York: China 2000 Fine Art, 2000 October, pl. 1 Note: According to An Intimate World, this lot was previously a Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) collection. Sotheby's. Fine Classical... [Lire la suite]