Van der Weyden and a Student of David: Glorious Together

Published on 24 March 2023, by Claire Papon and Sophie reyssat

Auction on 28 March 2023 - 15:00 (CEST) - Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

The Lavoisiers, posing for French painter Jacques-Louis David's workshop, celebrates science alongside a Virgin by Goswin Van der Weyden.

First workshop of Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier... Van der Weyden and a Student of David: Glorious Together

First workshop of Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) and His Wife, Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze (1758-1836), oil on canvas mounted on panel, c. 1789, 109.5 x 83.2 cm/43.11 x 32.7 in.

Estimate: € 40 000/60 000

This auction of Old Master paintings covers the whole of Europe, with a predilection for Nordic, French and Italian painting, not to mention the Spanish court of Philip II. The sale starts its journey in Antwerp with two key works, the Virgin and Child Flanked by Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint…

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