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Late Summer 2020 Fine Art & Estate Auction

Isaac Blessing Jacob Oil Painting Govert Flinck

This auction ended on August 26, 2020.

Start price: $1,000

Estimated price: $12,000 - $15,000

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Description

Item/Description: Framed oil painting attributed to Govert Flinck (1615-1660). Govaert Flinck was one of Rembrandt’s most talented pupils. He is recorded in the master’s Amsterdam studio from 1635 until 1636, when, according to his early biographer Houbraken, he established himself as an autonomous artist.The subject of this masterful work comes from the Bible (Genesis). Isaac, blind in his old age, is depicted bestowing a blessing on Jacob, his younger son, instead of the intended recipient, Esau, the eldest. (

Material: Oil on canvas.

Dimensions: Image size: Height: 25 1/2"; Width: 31 3/4". Framed: Height: 36"; Width: 42 1/2".

Condition: Age, craquelure, old repair.

Age: Unknown.

Provenance: Private estate.

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