BARTHOLOMEUS VAN DER HELST (Haarlem 1613 – 1670 Amsterdam) “Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length” Oil on panel, 59.6 x 45.6 cm. £ 5,000-7,000 Provenance: The Berryman Collection. Brain Koetser, London. Catalogue note: Bartholomeus van der Helst was a Dutch portrait painter from Haarlem, who moved to Amsterdam sometime before 1636. In Amsterdam, Van der Helst was a contemporary of Rembrandt. He soon became the most popular painter of portraits in the city because of his flattering portrayals in the style of Anthony van Dyck These representations were more immediately appealing than Rembrandt’s dark and introspective later work. Several of Rembrandt’s pupils, including Ferdinand Bol and Govaert Flinck adopted Van Helst’s style instead of their master’s. For more information Contact us at contact@hessink.com or call +31 (0) 38 303 16 61.
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN DER HELST (Haarlem 1613 – 1670 Amsterdam) “Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length” Oil on panel, 59.6 x 45.6 cm. £ 5,000-7,000 Provenance: The Berryman Collection. Brain Koetser, London. Catalogue note: Bartholomeus van der Helst was a Dutch portrait painter from Haarlem, who moved to Amsterdam sometime before 1636. In Amsterdam, Van der Helst was a contemporary of Rembrandt. He soon became the most popular painter of portraits in the city because of his flattering portrayals in the style of Anthony van Dyck These representations were more immediately appealing than Rembrandt’s dark and introspective later work. Several of Rembrandt’s pupils, including Ferdinand Bol and Govaert Flinck adopted Van Helst’s style instead of their master’s. For more information Contact us at contact@hessink.com or call +31 (0) 38 303 16 61.
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