Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I - September 15, 2023

Fri, Sep 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 632

Spanish or Italian School Portrait

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(possibly 17th century)

Portrait of a Young Man, unsigned, oil on canvas, 17 x 13-1/2 in.; carved wood frame, 20-3/4 x 17-1/2 in.

Provenance: Melissa Malouf, Professor of English, Duke University

Condition

lined with wax and linen with remnant tacking edges, abrasions, possible older retouch under varnish predominantly in background, areas of overcleaning, craquelure, lower right with cupping, cleavage; frame with wear commensurate with age, pest damage

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Melissa Malouf, Professor of English, Duke University