Lot 37
AFTER OF SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS
BORROWING A LIGHT
Auction: 10 July 2008 at 12:00 BST
£1,320
Description
Inscribed, oil on canvas
Dimensions
91cm x 74cm (36in x 29in)
Footnote
Provenance: Glendoune, Ayrshire
Note: The inscription at the bottom of the canvas identifies this work as after an etching which Rubens engraved from the original painting, now is a Private Collection. Rubens kept the original canvas in his personal collection until his death. The night-time scene is a rare subject matter for the artist.