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4 - Franz WULFHAGEN (Bremen, 1624–1670)
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Franz WULFHAGEN (Bremen, 1624–1670) Presumed portrait of the philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) Oil on canvas Signed and dated “Fr Wulfhagen. f. Anno. 1664.' on the right Presumed portrait of the philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677), oil on canvas, signed and dated, by F. Wulfhagen 43.11 x 36.22 in. 109.5 x 92 cm Provenance: Collection of Albert Schmidt, Pforzheim, acquired around 1850 in Stuttgart; Collection of Dr. Philippe Erlanger (Dr. Lazar Rosenfeld); Seized by the Devisenschutzkommando (DSK) and stored at the Jeu de Paume (No. ELR 2, Box No. ELR 1), then transferred to Lager Peter in 1941 (located in Munich under No. 730/7); Repatriated to France on September 19, 1946, then returned on March 6, 1950; Anonymous sale; Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Me Chayette, December 16, 1982, lot D; Collection of Dr. Frédéric Dessau, Puteaux; Then passed down through the family; Private collection, Paris Bibliography: Werner Sumowski, *Gemälde der Rembrandt-Schüler*, vol. 4, 1989, p. 2860, no. 1895 Rudi Ekkart, *Spinoza in beeld: het onbekende gezicht*, Voorschoten, 1999, p. 4, no. 1 Christina Haak, The Baroque Portrait in Northern Germany: Form and Typology Amid International Trends, Frankfurt am Main, 2001, pp. 250–251, no. HB 10, fig. 85, p. 346 Alfred Löhr, Jörn Christiansen, Carsten Jöhnk, Art and Civic Splendor in Bremen: Four Exhibitions on 400 Years of Art History, Bremen, 2000, p. 52 Franz WULFHAGEN (Bremen, 1624–1670) 109.5 x 92 cm
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