Attributed to Antoon WILLEMSENS (active in Antwerp between 1 - Lot 8

Attributed to Antoon WILLEMSENS (active in Antwerp between 1649/50 and 1672/73) Christ carrying his cross Copper on frame Monogrammed lower left AW ..F Unframed 59.6 x 77 cm Old restorations Signed in the same way as our copper, Jesus parmi les docteurs (Christie's Monaco sale 12/4/1992, no. 26, copper 65.8 x 86, signed A.W. IN.F) was the first painting to be offered a new attribution to Antoon Willemsens after having long been attributed to Arthus Wolfaert (1581-1641); Gregory Martin (in Apollo February 1993, pp. 97-101), in turn proposed to separate Abraham from Antoon Willemsens (registered with the Antwerp Guild in 1649-50), differentiating the production of paintings, generally on copper, sometimes of large dimensions, bearing the monogram AW.