Lot 39
After Abraham Bloemaert (ca.1564-1651)
Lot 39 Details
After Abraham Bloemaert (ca.1564-1651), Dutch
PORTRAIT OF A BOY, HALF-LENGTH, PLAYING A ROMMELPOT
Oil on panel; inscribed in Dutch: "Sier de vasrelavond Sot." Hoort hem singen hene man Comt hier met de Rommelpot. Geeft een koekjen in de kan." along the bottom
13 ins x 9.6 ins; 33 cms x 24.4 cms
Estimate $1,500-$2,500
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Provenance:
Lt. Col. Oreste Pinto;
Christie's, London, 3 June 1955, lot 29, as 'Molenaer' (according to their catalogue);
Property of a Lady, Christie's South Kensington, August 21, 2007, lot 527 as: “After Abraham Bloemaert”, ‘Portrait of a Boy, Half-length, Playing a Rommelpot’;
From whom purchased by the Private Collection, Montreal;
Their Estate Collection, Montreal;
By descent in the family, Montreal
Note:
After the picture in reverse, see Roethlisberger Abraham Bloemaert Cat. No. 398.