Circle of Francisco de Zurbarán (Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz 1598-1664 Madrid)
Lot 85 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF HARVEY M. SPEAR

Circle of Francisco de Zurbarán (Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz 1598-1664 Madrid)

Portrait of two girls, traditionally identified as the daughters of Juan de las Roelas (1558/60-1625), full-length, with a spaniel

Closed30 October 2018

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Circle of Francisco de Zurbarán (Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz 1598-1664 Madrid)
Portrait of two girls, traditionally identified as the daughters of Juan de las Roelas (1558/60-1625), full-length, with a spaniel
oil on canvas
55 ¾ x 38 7/8 in. (141.6 x 98.8 cm.)

with Ehrich Galleries, New York, in 1916, as Zurbarán.
Elizabeth Mills Reid (1858-1931), widow of Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912), publisher of the New York Herald Tribune, 451 Madison Avenue, New York, 1928.

Specialist note

The two girls depicted in this portrait were traditionally held to be the daughters of Juan de las Roelas, one of the foremost Spanish painters of the early 17th century. He is considered to have introduced the spirit of the early Baroque into painting in Seville and his works were highly sought-after in his own time.