ID 990577
Los 25 | LAURENT DE LA HYRE (PARIS 1605-1656)
Schätzwert
£ 200 000 – 300 000
Angelica and Medoro
signed and dated 'DE LA HIRE. In. Et. F. 1641' (on the broken tree trunk, lower left)
oil on canvas
55 3/4 x 55 1/2 in. (141.7 x 141.3 cm.)
Provenance
(Probably) Anonymous sale; A.J. Paillet, Paris, 9 April 1793, lot 76 (600 livres), 'Laurent de la Hire. Le sujet d'Angélique & Médor pris dans l'instant que ces Amans gravent leurs noms sur l'écorce d'un arbre. Ce groupe intéressant est entouré de six Amours... un fond de paysage, largement touché & du ton de couleur le plus argentin, contribue à présenter un des ouvrages achevés du grand Artiste la Hire'. Haut. 51 p. larg. 52. T.'
André Seligmann (1898-1945), Paris,
Confiscated from the above by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR inventory no. Sel 39 ), 29 June 1940,
Transferred to Schloss Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau, Germany.
Repatriated to France, 13 November 1945.
Restituted to Mme André Seligmann, 19 February 1946.
Anonymous sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 6 December 1946, lot 29 (FF 80,000).
with Georges Duff, from whom acquired by the grandfather of the seller at the following,
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Gentleman]; Christie’s, London, 4 July 1997, lot 62, when acquired by the present owner.
Exhibited
Grenoble, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Grenoble; Rennes, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes; and Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, Laurent de la Hyre 1606-1656: L'homme et l'oeuvre, 14 January 1989-6 January 1990, no. 189 (catalogue by P. Rosenberg and J. Thuillier).
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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