Daniël de Koninck (Amsterdam 1668-after 1720 England)
Lot 38 PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Daniël de Koninck (Amsterdam 1668-after 1720 England)

A bearded old man reading, wearing a brown coat and a golden chain, half-length

Closed31 October 2017

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USD 32,500

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Daniël de Koninck (Amsterdam 1668-after 1720 England)
A bearded old man reading, wearing a brown coat and a golden chain, half-length
oil on canvas
44 5/8 x 33 ¼ in. (113.3 x 84.4 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 13 December 1982, lot 43, as 'Jan Lievens'.
The Property of a Gentleman; Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 10 May 2005, lot 60, where acquired by the present owner.

Specialist note

Daniël de Koninck hailed from a prominent family of painters and goldsmiths, among them his uncle Philips Koninck (1619-1688), a landscape painter who may have trained with Rembrandt. As a young man, Daniël studied in Copenhagen with his cousin Jacob Coning (1648-1724). In 1690 he moved to England, where he established a successful business painting portraits as well as tronies and oriental figures in the manner of Rembrandt.

At the time of the 2005 sale, Professor Dr. Werner Sumowski suggested the attribution to Daniël de Koninck and dated the painting to the early 18th century.