A Painting by Dutch Caravaggist Hendrick Ter Brugghen Makes its Debut at Auction
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The recently-discovered work by this Dutch painter forms a magnificent trio with his paintings on the same subject in Berlin and Madrid. Hendrick Ter Brugghen (1588-1629), Esau Selling His Birthright, canvas, 123 x 162 cm/48.4 x 63.8 in.Estimate: €200,000/250,000 Art history is a long series of coincidences. This painting, which came from an English collection, could have already made an appearance twice, and illustrated a host of books on Caravaggio. This is because it was exhibited at Christie's in London in April 1913 and June 1918, but on both occasions the family, no doubt regretfully, decided not to auction it at a time
