Records for a Delicate Touch and Angelic Inspiration

Result EUR663,520

Published on 25 November 2019, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 15 November 2019 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This French record for a painting by Michael Sweerts adds to the corpus of an artist who can be relished in every sense of the word.

Michael Sweerts (1618-1664), Le Toucher (Touch), oil on canvas, 75 x 60 cm.Result:... Records for a Delicate Touch and Angelic Inspiration

Michael Sweerts (1618-1664), Le Toucher (Touch), oil on canvas, 75 x 60 cm.
Result: €663,520

This allegory of "Touch" by the Brabant artist Michael Sweerts (1618-1664), painted after his return to Brussels in 1656, garnered €663,520: a sum synonymous with a French record…

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Friday 15 November 2019 - 14:00 (CET) - Live

Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris

Mirabaud - Mercier

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Mysterious, Surprising, Delightful Michael Sweerts

A Sweerts painting is enjoyable for both its aesthetic and intellectual aspects. Since the mid-twentieth century, more paintings by the Flemish artist have been identified, including Touch, which will be offered at Drouot.