Live Auction 3747Old Master Paintings
Follower of François Clouet
Lot 70 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE TEXAS COLLECTION

Follower of François Clouet

Elisabeth of Valois, Queen of Spain

Closed3 June 2015

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USD 18,750

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Follower of François Clouet
Elisabeth of Valois, Queen of Spain
oil on panel, transferred to another panel
23 ¾ x 18 in. (60.3 x 45.7 cm.)

with Newhouse Galleries, New York, as François Clouet, from whom acquired by the present owner.

Specialist note

The eldest daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth of Valois (1545-1568) was the third wife of Philip II of Spain. Working from a photographs, Max J. Friedländer suggested that the present work was an autograph painting of c. 1558 (written communication, 2 December 1936). Also based on a photograph, W.R. Valentiner agreed with Friedländer's opinion (written communication, 24 November 1947).