Master Paintings and 19th Century European Art
Master Paintings and 19th Century European Art
Property from ‘The World of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman’
North Italian School, 17th century
Portrait of a noblewoman
Auction Closed
May 25, 07:43 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from ‘The World of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman’
North Italian School, 17th century
Portrait of a noblewoman
oil on canvas
canvas: 16 ⅞ by 14 ⅜ in.; 42.9 by 36.5 cm.
framed: 22 ⅞ by 20 in.; 58.1 by 50.8 cm.
Collection of M. X.;
By whom anonymously sold, Paris, Hotel Drouot, 27-31 May 1887, lot 12 (as Pourbus).
This elegant sitter, once thought to be Gabrielle d'Estrées, the duchess de Beaufort and mistress of King Henri IV of France, wears refined courtly attire. In a somber black dress with an elaborate lace ruff, she is further adorned with pearl jewelry and hair accessories, underscoring her wealth and social status.