The Van Dyck study which just sold for three million dollars.
The oil on wood work depicted a slouched, nude man.
With this recognition, it recently sold for an impressive $3.1 million at aSotheby’sauction.
The Van Dyck study which just sold for three million dollars. (Photo:Sotheby’s)
The work is a rare early study between 1615 and 1618.
At the time, the young artist was working alongside the incredible Peter Paul Rubens in Antwerp.
Put up for auction by Robert’s estate, the painting’s profits gave back to the artistic community.
Another St. Jerome, St. Jerome as a hermit in a landscape, by Van Dyck. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Part of the proceeds was donated to the Albert B. Roberts Foundation Inc, which supports artists.
Another St. Jerome, St. Jerome as a hermit in a landscape, by Van Dyck.
