
Poppy Harvey-Jones
Head of Sale
£10,000 - £15,000
Head of Sale
Provenance
Henry Penton, London
His sale, Christie's, London, 20 February 1807, lot 83
Possibly, the Collection of Juan March Servera Matilde Reig Figuerola, Madrid, 1965
Ramos Trujillo, former President of the Dominican Republic
His wife, Lita Milan, Madrid, 1975
The present composition relates to the larger work by Theodore Rombouts, oil on canvas, 168 x 238cm, in the Koninklijk Museum Antwerp. In a letter dated 28 April, 2011 Dr. Hans Vlieghe states that there can be no doubt that the present work is a smaller version of that painting, referring to the comparable quality and style and in particular to the similarity of the white highlights employed in both works, and the number of pentimenti, especially visible to the right of Christ's right arm, and to the right of the left arm of the woman in the background.
Please note that the present lot has been withdrawn.