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The Property of a Lady
Lot Closed
September 19, 04:06 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
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The Property of a Lady
FOLLOWER OF SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS
STUDY OF A BLACK WOMAN WEARING A CAP
oil on paper, laid on canvas
unframed: 52.6 x 39.4 cm.; 20¾ x 15½ in.
framed: 71.7 x 58.1 cm.; 28¼ x 22⅞ in.
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Sir Robert Henry Edward Abdy, 5th Bt. (1896–1976), London and Paris;
Thence by inheritance.
This painting is closely related to two drawings connected with Rubens and his circle, which depict the same model wearing the same cap. The first is a black chalk study attributed to Rubens in full, in a private collection in Paris, formerly owner by Alfred Normand.1 It depicts the woman's head in profile, inclined at an angle towards the viewer, looking out to the left of the picture frame, as in the present work. The second drawing is executed in bodycolour, heightened with white over black chalk, attributed to Rubens' circle, in the British Museum, London (inv. no. 1897,0410.13).2 In that drawing, the model has a slightly softer expression, with her head tilted to a different position again.