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A Follower of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

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A Follower of Peter Paul Rubens The Head of a Young Woman Antwerp, perhaps 1640s Oil on wood 56.5 x 48.8 cm This painting was purchased as a study by Rubens of his second wife Helena Fourment.  However, research shows that both the title and the attribution are wrong. The head was probably copied from … Read more

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919)

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Young Woman Seated Paris, about 1876-7 Oil on canvas 66 x 55.5 cm The sitter, Nina Lopez, was one of Renoir’s favourite professional models, so this is not a commissioned portrait.  Renoir painted many half-length figures and they often subsequently acquired evocative titles from the art trade. This work became known as La Pensée … Read more