36
After Murillo 'The Flower Girl'
Estimate:
$2,000 - $6,000
Passed
Live Auction
191 The Collection of John Elliot Lawford | Part 1: Live Auction (Lot 1-94)
Category
Description
After Murillo (1617-1682)
The Flower Girl
oil on canvas
1090 x 850 mm 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.
The Flower Girl
oil on canvas
1090 x 850 mm 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.
