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The Elements: Well-Orchestrated by Bruegel the Younger

Result EUR650,000
Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 28 March 2021 - 10:30 (CEST) - 14, rue des Jardins - 59000 Lille

Predictably, the star attraction in Lille was this set of Flemish copper paintings, accompanied by gems from the same period in the picture and furniture departments.

Attributed to Jan II Bruegel "the Younger" (1601-1678), The Four Elements, Fire,... The Elements: Well-Orchestrated by Bruegel the Younger

Attributed to Jan II Bruegel "the Younger" (1601-1678), The Four Elements, Fire, Earth, Air and Water (reproduced), set of four paintings on copper, 45 x 67 cm/17.7 x 26.4 in.
Result: €650,000

The four paintings of The Four Elements attributed to Jan II Brueghel, known as the Younger , were keenly awaited, as it is rare for sets composed by the artist—and before him by his father, Jan I "Velvet" Bruegel—to have stayed together.…
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Great Catalogued Sale of Classical Art
Sunday 28 March 2021 - 10:30 (CEST) - Live paused
14, rue des Jardins - 59000 Lille
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