Albrecht Bouts, circle of - Face of Christ with the Crown of Thorns - image-1

Lot 1005 Dα

Albrecht Bouts, circle of - Face of Christ with the Crown of Thorns

Auction 1245 - overview Cologne
16.05.2024, 11:01 - Old Masters and 19th Century, Part I
Estimate: 20.000 € - 25.000 €
Result: 30.240 € (incl. premium)
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Albrecht Bouts, circle of

Face of Christ with the Crown of Thorns

Oil on panel. diameter 15 cm.
Dated 1510 lower left / Dürer's monogram.

Hardly any other Flemish master of his time executed the thorn-crowned face of Christ in close-up view and in a round format as frequently as Aelbert Bouts. These paintings are the direct model for the present small work. Aelbert was a son of the important painter Dierick Bouts the Elder and brother of Dierick Bouts the Younger. The Dürer monogram is a later addition.

A recent analysis report by the Laboratory for Art Technological Research at the Technical University of Cologne is available.

Provenance

Lanz Collection, Mannheim. - Lempertz, Cologne, 12.11.1975, lot 206. - Collection Dr Hinrich Bischoff, Bremen. - North German private collection.