Franz Rösel von Rosenhof (Vienna 1626-1700 Nuremberg)
Trompe l'oeil of a capuchin monkey in his crate (The cheeky monkey)
oil on canvas, irregular hexagon
24 7/8 x 19 5/8 in. (60.6 x 49.8 cm.), unframed
Franz Rösel von Rosenhof (Vienna 1626-1700 Nuremberg)
Trompe l'oeil of a capuchin monkey in his crate (The cheeky monkey)
oil on canvas, irregular hexagon
24 7/8 x 19 5/8 in. (60.6 x 49.8 cm.), unframed
with Otto Naumann, Ltd., New York; Sotheby's, New York, 25 January 2007, lot 54 ($60,000), where acquired by the present owner.
A comparable work by Von Rosenhof, Head of a Deer, which is signed and dated '1671' sold at Sotheby's, London, 18 April 1973, lot 137. Based on the similarities between that work and the present lot, Marianne Baumann-Engels has from a photograph confirmed the attribution of the present work to Von Rosenhof, and suggested a date of circa 1671 (private correspondence to Otto Naumann, 14 June 2004).
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