Simon Pietersz Verelst

Guido Reni (Calvenzano 1575-1642 Bologna), The Assumption. Oil on copper. 58x44.4 cm. Sold for CHF 1.22 Million. ZURICH.- At the spring auctions at Koller Zurich an early work by the Italian artist Guido Reni which had languished unrecognised for over 40 years in a Swiss private collection was sold for CHF 1.2 million. Of the 17 Old Master paintings which had adorned the Potsdam villa of the fashion designer Wolfgang Joop, 14 found new owners. The top lot was a Renaissance work by the 15th century Master of Frankfurt entitled... [Lire la suite]

Simon Pietersz Verelst ( La Haye 1644 - Londres 1721), Nature morte au bouquet de tulipes, pivoines et roses. photo Lafon Castandet Toile. 71 x 55,5 cm. Lot 34. Estimation : 8 000 / 12 000 € Provenance : - Collection privée, Paris Bibliographie de référence : - Franck Lewis, Simon Pietersz Verelst (1644 - 1721), Leigh-on-Sea, 1979.Des trois fils du peintre Pieter Harmensz Verelst, qui furent eux aussi artistes, Simon est celui qui connut le plus de succès. Il eut une popularité considérable à... [Lire la suite]