Old Masters – Just another Network site

Between the 13th and 18th centuries, Europe produced some of the finest
virtuosos of observation. Discover Old Master works, from famed portraits
to romantic seascapes, at auction this month.

Historic Figures

Portraits were a staple for Old Master painters.

Abraham Lambertsz Van Den Tempel
(1662-1672)

Portrait of Jacquemijna Le Pla

Sotheby’s
Est: $30,000 – $40,000

Anthony Van Dyke
(1787-1855)

Portrait of Prince Willem II of Orange

Sotheby’s
Est: $2,000,000 – $3,000,000

Corneille de Lyon
(1500 – 1575)

Portrait of Jean d’Albon, Lord of Saint-André

Chiswick Auctions
Est: £500 – £700

George Romney
(1734 – 1802)

Portrait of a Gentleman said to be John Wright of Kelvedon Hall

Doyle New York
Est: $3,000 – $5,000

Louis de Silvestre
(1675 – 1760)

Portrait of a Young Man said to be a Prince of Saxony

Doyle New York
Est: $2,000 – $4,000

Martin Luther

Lucas Cranach The Elder
(1472-1553)

Portrait of Martin Luther

Sotheby’s
Est: $800,000 – $1,200,000

Justus Sustermans
(1597-1681)

Portrait of Vittoria della Rovere

Chiswick Auctions
Est: £3,000 – £5,000

Lady Frances Hanbury Williams

Circle of Thomas Hudson
(1701-1779)

Portrait of a Lady, Identified as Lady Frances Hanbury Williams

Chiswick Auctions
Est: £2,000 – £3,000

SEASCAPES

Depictions of the sea ranged from stormy to idyllic.

“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”
— Jacques Yves Cousteaun

Charles-François Grenier De Lacroix, called Lacroix De Marseille
(1700-1782)

Ships in a Stormy Sea Off a Rocky Coast

Sotheby’s
Est: $10,000 – $15,000

Peter Monamy
(1681-1749)

English Yachts at Sea in a Fresh Breeze

Chiswick Auctions
Est: £3,000 – £5,000

Manner of Willem van de Velde
(18th-19th Century)

Ships in Calm Water

Doyle New York
Est: $1,000 – $2,000

British School
(19th-20th Century)

The Britannia Racing the Valkyrie and the Navahoe

Doyle New York
Est: $600 – $800

Cornelis Claesz. Van Wieringen
(1580 – 1633)

Ship on Stormy Seas

Sotheby’s
Est: $15,000 – $20,000

Follower of Willem van de Velde
(18th-19th Century)

Ships in Port

Doyle New York
Est: $2,000 – $4,000

Myths & Allegories

These themes reflect the influence of the Greco-Roman world.

“The nature is your nature, and all of these wonderful poetic images of mythology are referring to something in you.”
— Joseph Campbell

Call of the Wild

Wildlife entertained and inspired artists of the age.

“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.”
― Martin Buber

Prague School
(circa 1580-1600)

An Exotic Dog, the Mexican Xoloitzcuintli

Sotheby’s
Est: $250,000 – $350,000

Dutch School
(18th Century)

Head of a King Vulture

Doyle New York
Est: $800 – $1,200

Alexandre François Desportes
(1661-1743)

Studies of a Lion

Sotheby’s
Est: $5,000 – $7,000

Botanica

Flowers enchanted the Old Masters.

“Flowers are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out-values all the utilities of the world.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson

French School
(17th Century)

Still Life of a Blue and Gold Vase with a Bouquet of Flowers

Sotheby’s
Est: $3,000 – $4,000

Dutch School
(17th Century)

Roses in a Glass Vase on a Wooden Ledge

Chiswick Auctions
Est: £2,000 – £3,000

Peter Binoit
(d. 1632)

Still Life of Flowers

Sotheby’s
Est: $175,000 – $225,000

Madonna & Child

This religious motif was a perennial favorite.

“Art and religion are the two roads by which men escape from circumstance to ecstasy.”
― Clive Bell (Art Critic)

Neapolitan School
(17th Century)

Madonna and Child

Doyle New York
Est: $1,500 – $2,500

Manner of Quentin Massys
(1638-1665)

Madonna and Child

Chiswick Auctions
Est: £3,000 – £5,000

Giulio Pippi called Giulio Romano
(1499-1546)

Madonna and Child (Study for the Hertz Madonna)

Sotheby’s
Est: $25,000 – $35,000

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