Attributed to David TENIERS II (1610-1690) - Lot 19

Attributed to David TENIERS II (1610-1690) The flayed ox Oak panel, two boards, reinforced H_43 W_30.5 cm Monogrammed lower right D Provenance : Former collection of the Earl of Hornes ; Anonymous sale Brussels (Galerie Giroux) February 1954 ; Anonymous sale Paris Hotel Drouot (Mes Chayette et Cheval) January 23, 2013, no. 18, reproduced David Teniers has repeatedly treated the theme of the flayed ox in the purest Flemish vein (cf. Nîmes, Musée des Beaux - Arts, Femme dépeçant un veau; Ancienne collection du Duc de la Trémoille, Hôtel - Drouot, June 24, 1998). The composition presented here suggests a curious parallel with Rembrandt's imposing version of The Flayed Ox in the Louvre (1655), as the layout, albeit with less depth and inverted, is virtually identical. Expert: Mr. René Millet