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Madalina Lazen
VP Head of Department, Old Masters & 19th Century European Art
Sale 1175
| Chicago
| Chicago
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Madalina Lazen
VP Head of Department, Old Masters & 19th Century European Art
Estimate$3,000 – $5,000
Provenance:
J.&S. Goldschmidt, Frankfurt am Main
Mrs. W.H. Stark, purchased from the above, December 12, 1927 (as 'Jan Steen')
Thence by descent
The Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation
Sold: Christie's, New York, May 25, 2005, Lot 205
Judson Galleries, North Barrington, Illinois
According to the Goldschmidt invoice, the present composition had been given a certificate of authentication by Cornelis Hofstede de Groot, stating that it was by Jan Steen. The invoice and certificate are now lost.