CIRCLE OF JOOS VAN CLEVE (?CLEVE C. 1485-1540/1 ANTWERP)
Lot 20Property from the Collection of Nina R. and Arthur A. Houghton, Jr

CIRCLE OF JOOS VAN CLEVE (?CLEVE C. 1485-1540/1 ANTWERP)

Portrait of King Francis I of France, bust-length

Fermé20 October 2020

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USD 32,500

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CIRCLE OF JOOS VAN CLEVE (?CLEVE C. 1485-1540/1 ANTWERP)
Portrait of King Francis I of France, bust-length
oil on panel
6 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (16.2 x 13.7 cm.)

H. Goldman, New York.
Arthur A. Houghton (1906-1990), by descent to his wife, Nina R. Houghton.

Note du spécialiste

The prime version of this portrait is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Johnson Collection, and depicts the king in bust length, wearing the same black, fur-lined surcoat, embroidered with pearls, but with a grey doublet rather than the red one seen here.