Venus at Vulcan's Forge Oil Painting Attributed to Circle of Jacob van Loo (1614-1670)
$8,950.00
Our client's oil painting on canvas depicting Venus at the Forge of Vulcan is attributed to the circle of Jacob van Loo (French, 1614-1670). Previously erroneously attributed to Ambroise Bosschaert dit Dubois (c1543-c1615). Stretcher 34.5 by 40 inches and antique (apparently 19th century) giltwood frame 42.25 by 48 by 2.25 inches.
Literature: Jacob van Loo: 1614-1670; D. Mandrella; Paris; 2011; p 229; no. PE3.
Provenance: Arnold Seligman, Rey and Company, New York.
Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co. was the New York City branch, established in 1921, of Arnold Seligmann & Cie. at 23, Place Vendôme, Paris, an art and antiquities dealership. The New York business was located at 11 East 52nd Street. The parent company, Jacques Seligmann & Cie, was established in 1880 on the rue des Mathurins in Paris by Jacques Seligmann (1858–1923). In 1900 a larger Galerie Seligmann was opened on the Place Vendôme, and Jacques Seligmann’s two brothers, Simon and Arnold Seligmann (1870–1932), joined the business as partners. In 1912, a family quarrel resulted in a lawsuit that split the company. Arnold Seligmann remained at the Place Vendôme location, reorganized under the name Arnold Seligmann & Cie.
