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Alexis Grimou Argenteuil near Paris 1678 - 1733 Paris
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Alexis Grimou
- Portrait of a contemplative gentleman, said to be a Huguenot, resting his arm on an open book
- signed lower right, Grimou f. / 1729.
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, July 12, 2001, lot 211
Catalogue Note
Grimou did not receive any training in painting and was entirely self thought. He practiced painting copies after paintings of northern artists such as Rembrandt and Van Dyck, who's influence can be perceived in the present portrait.