JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 12 March 2024 - 10:00 AM start
After Murillo 'The Flower Girl',
Realised: $3,300 plus premium
Lot Details
oil on canvas. 1090 x 850mm. In fine carved gilt & gesso frame. A fine 19th century copy of one the artist’s most famous genre paintings. It was first recorded in Paris in 1737. Described by Waagen as ‘A choice example of the very peculiar contrasts and harmony of colours which give Murillo’s pictures such a magical effect.’ The original is in the Dulwich Gallery Picture Gallery, London. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
