17th century Flemish and Dutch paintings

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Reinier de la Haye
Portrait of a young woman playing the lute
Oil on panel : 37 X 27 cm
Indistinctly signed lower right and dated 1674
Sold at Sotheby’s New York, 5/06/14
For 10.625 $ = 7.805 €
Unsold at Dorotheum Vienna, 21/10/14
Estimate : 16. – 18.000 € (+ buyer’s premium)
 
This painting was not meant as a portrait, but as a sensual warning: this genre scene represents a prostitute with appropriate symbols: a bed and a lute.

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