The Annunciation

Details

Netherlandish School, early 16th Century
The Annunciation
inscribed 'VE . GRACIA / PLENA . DNS' (center, on the phylactery)
oil on panel
14 x 10 ¼ in. (35.6 x 25.8 cm.)

Provenance

J.J. Kerrigan, New York.
with Newhouse Galleries, New York, as Dirk Vellert, from whom acquired circa 1963 by a private collector and by whom sold
[Property of a Private Collector, Southern California]; Sotheby’s, New York, 14 January 1988, lot 52, as Circle of Dirk Vellert, where acquired by the present owner.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

At the time of the painting’s 1988 sale, it was accompanied by a letter dated 4 April 1963 from Friedrich Winkler indicating that in his opinion the painting was by Dirk Vellert, an opinion that he said was shared by Max J. Friedländer.

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