Lot 7 · Old Masters
Head study of an old woman with a veil, formerly identified as Maria Pypelinckx, the artist's mother, looking down in profile to the left
Sir Peter Paul Rubens · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- $400,000–$600,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters, New York · 31 January 2024
- Dimensions
- original panel: 13 ½ x 11 ¼ in. (34.3 x 28.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3282162
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Head study of an old woman with a veil, formerly identified as Maria Pypelinckx, the artist's mother, looking down in profile to the left. Christie's, 31 Jan 2024, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3282162.
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Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Head study of an old woman with a veil, formerly identified as Maria Pypelinckx, the artist's mother, looking down in profile to the left. Christie's, 31 Jan 2024, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3282162.
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| The Adoration of the Magi | GIUSEPPE DI FRANCO (ACTIVE IN NAPLES C.1650) | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Saint John the Baptist filling his bowl in the wilderness | GIOVANNI FRANCESCO PENNI (FLORENCE C.1496-C.1528 NAPLES) | $150,000–$250,000 | |
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