teacher and student
29 August 2018
Description

Painting in oil 25"x 30" with frame 33" x 39". No visible signature.

Provenance

Parents purchased in Segovia Spain in 1961 from a local church.

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Maybe
Answered within 1 day
By George
Aug 30, 16:06 UTC
Fair Market Value
$3,000 - $6,000 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Dear Michael,

Thank you for your request. Please add more detailed and focused images especially of the canvas and the dark areas around the persons. Thanks.

With best regards,
Georg

Michael bass Aug 30, 22:21 UTC

As per request I added more pictures. Thank you.

George Sep 06, 16:57 UTC

Dear Michael,

Thank you for the additional images and your patience. I am very sorry for the late reply, but regarding a technical issue, the new images were not displayed. I ask to excuse that. The apprised object is a painting made in oil on canvas with the measurements of 39 x 33 inches. It depicts two persons in front of a dark undefined background. An older man with a long beard bends down to a little blond girl and explains a rhyme or sentence in a book which is held by the girl. This scene depicts the story from the bible when Maria at the age of three years enters the Temple of Jerusalem and is educated by the archpriest Zachariah. A estimation and identification on the base of images are superficial but this painting could be painted by an artist of the Italian school in the second third of the 17th century. For example, the Genoese artist Bernando Strozzi and his school are comparable in style, motif, and depiction of this two characteristic persons, especially of the archpriest.
This piece is in medium condition and there are traces of a restoration visible.
A cautious estimation could be between 3.000 to 6.000 USD. If there would be more time invested in the research this estimate could be considerably higher.
This estimation is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of comparables. Retail "asking prices" can be higher and vary.

With best regards,
Georg

Michael bass Sep 07, 04:46 UTC

Dear Georg, thank you so much for the very detailed information. You have shed much light into the mystery of this painting. I would like to consider a proposal for further research. Would you be interested? Please advise on how to proceed. On a side note my older brother, Jonathan Harr is the author of a book titled The Lost Painting (Caravaggio).

George Sep 08, 13:20 UTC

Dear Michael,

You are very welcome. I advise you to go to the next museum or painting collection. This painting has to be examined physically. In which city do you live?

With best regards,
Georg

Michael bass Sep 10, 06:45 UTC

San Diego.

George Sep 19, 11:17 UTC

Dear Michael,

please contact the San Diego Museum Of Art.

With best regards,
Georg

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