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Avid art researcher, painting conservator-restorer and hunter for sleepers. Currently also a PhD student trying to resolve the mystery of Mimara art collection.

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Joined October 2015

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@Megyeral

Mirna Megyeral

2 months

Finally, the website is relatively functional on mobile devices as well! What is left to be done? To gradually fill up the FINE ART section with artworks for sale, and to add bits and pieces, such as client testimonials. But, bear with me - this will get sorted out as well!🥵

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@Megyeral

Mirna Megyeral

2 months

1/ @TEFAF is now only the second hottest thing in the art world, because I finally decided to launch my business webpage. It reflects me perfectly - it is over-the-top, flamboyant and, at the moment, highly unfunctional. But it will also grow on you...

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Mirna Megyeral

11 months

1/ THE PROVENANCE MATTERS: Today, I bring you a little treat from the upcoming @Sothebys Old Master auction. Lot 118 'Portrait of a Old Lady', comes with an attribution to the Monogrammist IS, provenance and estimate of 40 000 - 60 000 £. However...

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1 month

1/ PROVENANCE MATTERS /// Today we continue our provenance journey. This 'Madonna and Child', (surprisingly correctly!) attributed to Girolamo da Santacroce, was donated to the Mimara Museum without a trace of provenance – just like the rest of the pieces from the M's collection.

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1 year

It's not the best quality of photos, but let's finally post the @haynault lady... Here are the before and after restoration photos... Definitely one of the most surprising and amusing restoration projects! #restoration #conservation #art #OldMaster #lady #artmarket #Auction

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Mirna Megyeral

7 months

1/ THE ART MARKET: The pussycat is back on the market. Do you recall it? I had serious concerns regarding this lot, when it first appeared on the market with @WANNENES auction house in Dec 2020, as 'follower of Cornelis Visscher. It sold for 160 000 € against 800 - 1 200€ est.

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

Wonderful news - I am a proud owner of a Rembrandt! Six months ago I managed to acquire this piece and today I received the news - it is authenticated as the original version of 'Rembrandt's Mother'! So... Ciao, Twitter people! I am rich now, no more tweeting and working for me!

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6 months

I am visiting the Boijmans exhibition at Rijksmuseum (I will do a review later on) and since there are people that are ment to meet me in the following days and no one knows how I look like, I thought that one of the exhibits (a huge mirror box) might serve as a good introduction

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Mirna Megyeral

7 months

1/ THE ART MARKET: After losing out on that misattributed circle of Vinckboons at Il Ponte two days ago, today my heart was broken by these juicy birds. Sold by Oger&Blanchett as 'attributed to Willem van Aelst' and with 4 000 - 6 000 € est., it fetched 46 000 € instead.

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1 year

A small Toulouse auction house removed this charming, unattributed portrait just before the auction - probably because somebody realised its true worth. Red ribbons always remind me of Ferdinand Bol's 'Engel de Ruyter' and Bartholomeus van der Helst's 'Burgomaster'...

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8 months

THE ART MARKET: This beauty was no 'sleeper' at all, but it did appear at a minor USA auction house with a slightly modest estimate. Signed and dated work by Godefridus Schalcken just got sold for 33 000 $ against 10 000 - 30 000 $ estimate. #OldMaster

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Mirna Megyeral

3 years

RIDICULOUS AUCTION UPDATE! The Zurbaran forgery just got sold for 560 000 $!

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

A very blurry photo of my Haynault lady! The last speckle of overpaint was removed yesterday and certain areas are already underpainted. Entire dress was perfectly preserved! And the whole thing has a Christmas feel to it, which I really like. Better photos are coming up soon!

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Mirna Megyeral

29 days

1/ PROVENANCE MATTERS /// On this lovely Saturday evening we are diving into the type of research that can only be labelled as pure luck with this sculpture of 'Madonna and Child' from the collection of the Mimara Museum. Let's see how I got a tiny bit of provenance info on it!

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Mirna Megyeral

7 months

1/ THE ART MARKET: Another tiresome art market tweet for today! This time, Potomack Company from USA auctioned this 'Portrait of a Bearded Man' with 5 000 - 7 000$ estimate. Almost 100 interested viewers on Invaluable ultimately drove the price to 40 000$

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Mirna Megyeral

3 years

Sold by Koller in March 2021 for 226 000CHF against the 4000 - 6000CHF estimate, as a 'circle of A. Carracci'. During the first half of the 20th century, this piece was actually marketed and published as the work of Velázquez... and one other great artist! #provenance #oldmasters

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Mirna Megyeral

28 days

1/ PROVENANCE MATTERS /// It is Sunday, and even though the Old Testament God has ordered it to be a day of repose, there is no rest for those who enjoy good provenance research! Today we continue with our next study case, a landscape attributed to Meindert Hobbema from Mimara.

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Mirna Megyeral

2 months

0/ TEFAF 2024 SLEEPER LIST /// Like with every art fair so far, it is time to make the list of 'sleepers' that I previously noticed on the art market, and which ended up in the hands of art dealers - to the dismay of both my collectors and me. The list is not so long this time...

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Mirna Megyeral

6 months

1/ THE PAN ART FAIR 2023 / THE SLEEPER REVIEW / Since I am short on time to do a full review of PAN tonight, I will just try to do a list of sleepers that we, Twitter-people, have spotted on the market and that ended up on a fair. The list is not long, so feel free to add yours!

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

1/ So, it's time to present another lot that was of genuine interest to me from the now passed Oger&Blanchet auction. Auctioned as a 19th century piece with 600 - 800 € estimate, it is actually a late 16th century portrait of a nobleman. Sold for 3500 € in the end. #OldMaster

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Mirna Megyeral

2 months

THE ART MARKET /// My taste in sculptures turned out to be too expensive again. This stunning Adam and Eve (h. 65cm) were just auctioned by Il Ponte, with 2 800 € - 3 000€ est. They sold for 15 000 € instead (buyers premium excl.) 🥲

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Mirna Megyeral

2 months

1/ @TEFAF is now only the second hottest thing in the art world, because I finally decided to launch my business webpage. It reflects me perfectly - it is over-the-top, flamboyant and, at the moment, highly unfunctional. But it will also grow on you...

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3 months

1/ THE 'SLEEPER' OF THE MONTH FEBRUARY: This one is not a big one, but it is a good example of an work which could have been catalogued slightly better. This 'Christ carrying the Cross' is being auctioned by Carlo Bonte on 13th Feb, that is, tomorrow...

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2 years

1/ SLEEPER OF SEPTEMBRE: Auctioned by @WestportAuction , USA, as a 17th or 18th century Old Master and 800-1200 $ estimate, this lovely landscape is actually a signed piece by David Teniers. Naturally, it got spotted by someone and got sold for 7 500 $.

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Mirna Megyeral

7 months

1/ THE ART MARKET RECOMMENDATION: Clarke Auction Gallery, NY, is auctioning this rather remarkable 'Portrait of a Gentleman' as a 'circle of George Gower' and with a 3 000 - 5 000 $ estimate. Of course, the pre-auction bidding war has already started...

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Mirna Megyeral

3 months

1/ TEFAF is not only about art, networking and polite chit-chats in front of overpriced pieces with your favourite art dealer. It is also an opportunity to meet up with fellow art enthusiasts. If you are visiting Maastricht on 10th March, do not be afraid to join us on dinner...

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Mirna Megyeral

6 months

1/THE ART MARKET: What to think of it? Auctioned as a 17th century 'Hollandische Schule' by Dusseldorfer Auktionshaus, this portrait of a man had a very low starting price (a couple of hundred euros, if I recall correctly). But, it is already at 7 500 €.

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

If this spectacular circle of Giacomo Nani doesn't sell for at least 500K, then I don't want to live on this world anymore. Just look at the gracefulness of that cat, the juiciness of that pie and sausages... Stay still, my heart. Est. 4-5K, with Hampel.

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

1/ THE SLEEPER OF THE MONTH MARCH: Due to my hectic schedule, I completely forgot to tweet about this one. So, apologies if you already read about it somewhere else...This portrait of a man was initially auctioned by @Artcurial as 'circle of Jacob van Oost'... #OldMaster #Sleeper

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3 years

I am taking a gamble with this comparison since some people who know me believe that I suffer from prosopagnosia (it's not medically proven, btw!)... But is this a possible doppelganger of @arthistorynews ?

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2 months

0/ TOP 3 EXHIBITOR'S TRICKS /// What caught my attention at this year's edition of @TEFAF was the manner in which certain Old Master dealers decided to draw attention to some of his pieces. But who was the best at stealing the spotlight?

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2 months

1/ THE ART MARKET /// What, in the name of our Lord almighty, is going on at the Bertolami 18 April auction?

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

1/ HAYNAULT LADY UPDATE: Yesternight, a colleague who apparently has too much free time on his hands, took on the daunting task of finding out who the Haynault lady actually is. He based his research on costume analysis... And he succeeded. Are you ready for the big reveal?

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Mirna Megyeral

6 months

1/ THE ART MARKET RECOMMENDATION / A very nice Jan van Bijlert is coming up for auction at Finearte auction, with a modest €12,000 - €18,000 estimate. If you like the pearly tones and this dream-like composition, bid on it, but bid ASAP!

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11 months

1/ BACK ON THE ART MARKET: We didn't have to wait for him for too long, didn't we? It is now getting auctioned by @Sothebys , as a work of Bernardino Campi and with 40 000 - 60 000 £ estimate. #OldMaster #Auction #Art #Collecting

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27 days

1/PROVENANCE MATTERS /// Yesterday, we learned the importance of being cautious when working with archive materials on the Hobbema example, and today we will question the truthfulness of provenance info from auction catalogues on this example of 'Rosalba Carriera' pastel drawing.

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5 months

The @Sothebys Old Master Week exhibition opened today, to the delight of many art fans and art nuts. Come, visit and enjoy the artworks you will never be able to afford!

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Mirna Megyeral

8 months

1/ THE ART MARKET: Oh, ye auctioneers, thou knows not how to catalogue properly (as much as I don't know how to write in 16th century Shakespearean English)! This lot is marketed by Templum Fine Art ( @AuctionsTemplum ) as in 'manner of Juan van der Hamen'.

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Mirna Megyeral

11 months

ARS HORRIBILIS: At first I thought the boy is something most dreadful my eyes ever witnessed. But then I saw the dog. I changed my mind rather quickly. The greater the zoom, the worse it gets. #OldMasters #Art #Masterpiece #Dog #MuseumQuality #MustBuy

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Mirna Megyeral

11 months

1/ THE ART MARKET RECOMMENDATION: Im Kinsky is auctioning this signed and dated (1642) landscape by Salomon van Ruydsdael at their 20 June auction. It is est. at 30 000 - 60 000 €, but so far it has only 8 interested viewers so you might get it cheaply.

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

The van Ravesteyn portrait that some of us have discussed during the last week just got sold by @Sothebys for 35 560 GBP, against a 10-15K estimate. I thank @eliblee for putting an additional spotlight on it and driving the price through the roof. I am much in debt to you.

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1 month

1/ PROVENANCE MATTERS /// Continuing on yesterday's introduction to the Mimara collection, today I am posting the first provenance study case - a wonderful 'Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels', which is still attributed to Lorenzo Veneziano at the Mimara Museum. #provenance

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1 year

1/ Can you own a van Dyck for 1 000 € on today's market? It may sound odd, but apparently you can. And TEFAF-level van Dyck, to be more precise. Let us analyse the case of 'St Jerome' which was offered as a van Dyck by Dickinson gallery on this year's TEFAF. #Sleeper #OldMaster

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THE ART MARKET /// My obsession with lions reached its heights with this beauty, that was auctioned by Osenat and sold for merely 2 000 €, against a 1 000 - 1 500 € est. Finely carved in marble, it was listed as 18th century Italian school. ♥️

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1 month

Choose your fighter! They are very similar in physiognomy and the style of dress, yet the lady on the left is est. at 1 100 - 2 200 € by Schloss Ahlden (and attr. to Paulus Moreelse), while the lady on the right bears a starting price of 240 € at Dusseldorfer (unknown author).

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5 months

1/ THE ART MARKET / Attribution matters, so let's tackle the case of The Winter Prince, that gallery Renialme wanted to present as a work of Jan Lievens at freshly closed PAN fair. Last tweet of the thread includes a poll, so voice your opinion on the piece! #Lievens #PAN #Art

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1 year

She ain't the best-looking gal on the market, but she sold well, for 3 600€ at Wendl auction house. It was simply labelled as 'probably 16th century', but at one point somebody will notice the resemblance to Lavinia Fontana's portraits and try to market it as a follower at least

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17 days

1/ ART MARKET /// @ChristiesInc New York is auctioning the van Dyck that we had a chance to see with Dickinson at 2023 TEFAF. It was a piece which - as some of you recall - had quite a journey across two minor auction houses before reaching TEFAF.

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1 year

1/ Can you own a van Dyck for 1 000 € on today's market? It may sound odd, but apparently you can. And TEFAF-level van Dyck, to be more precise. Let us analyse the case of 'St Jerome' which was offered as a van Dyck by Dickinson gallery on this year's TEFAF. #Sleeper #OldMaster

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

April 2nd brought me back to dire reality, and I am officially back on Twitter: poor, hardworking and Rembrandt-less - just like I used to be. But if you want to own this rather good copy after the big R, visit the @ChiswickAuct . Est. 1 500 - 2 500 £.

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AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (LEIDEN 1606-1669 AMSTERDAM)

AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (LEIDEN 1606-1669 AMSTERDAM) AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (LEIDEN 1606-1669 AMSTERDAM) The Prophetess Anne, (Portrait of the artist's mother) oil on panel (cradled) 72 x 56 cm...

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

Wonderful news - I am a proud owner of a Rembrandt! Six months ago I managed to acquire this piece and today I received the news - it is authenticated as the original version of 'Rembrandt's Mother'! So... Ciao, Twitter people! I am rich now, no more tweeting and working for me!

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1 month

1/ APRIL FOOLS / It has been a wild, but short ride with my April Fools joke. Within only 4 hours, this badly photoshopped article title managed to persuade people - even some who have met me in person - that I was a wanted criminal. Well, guess what - I am not! #AprilFoolsDay

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2 months

Morning, all! As I was leaving Maastrich, I had to perform a small karmic cleansing, just to make up for all the suffering I have caused to majority of TEFAF art dealers. So I relocated a baby 🐌 from a busy path, into a nearby grass, so he doesn't get trampled on. Be good today!

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2 years

@roryisconfused I got lost wandering the Hampstead Heath once and it was the best time of my life! I heartily recommend anyone to get lost there. 12/10, would do it again

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11 months

1/ THE ART MARKET RECOMMENDATION: Are you ridiculously rich? Buy this painting and be rich no more! With starting bid at 200 000 €, this 'Portrait of a Gentleman as Apollo', given to Govaert Flinck, will be auctioned by Hampel at their 29 June auction.

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11 months

7/ I do not know when the painting has left his collection, but it was later documented with Viennese art dealer Otto Schatzker, in 1937. As we can see from @RKDnl records, he also marketed it as a piece by Christopher Paudiss.

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2 months

2/ RACHEL RUYSCH /// with Bijl-van Urk /// This still life took me off guard. I knew well that Bijl would exhibit it, but I honestly did not believe it would enter my TOP 5. It is one of those pieces that hits you like a train, and leaves you wrecked. No photo can do it justice!

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11 months

5/ A bit of late-night research resulted in identification of the painting in the @frickcollection photoarchive. In the past, the painting was considered to be a piece by Christopher Paudiss, and was even signed and dated 1661 on the ledge.

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10 months

1/ THE ART MARKET RECOMMENDATION: This intriguing 'St Anthony', attributed to the studio of del Piombo, is coming up for sale at Freeman's auction house, with a 40 000 - 60 000 $ est. If you liked the Christie's original, but were unable to afford it...

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7 months

1/ THE ART MARKET: Today, I will publicly shame someone who simply replied with 👍 and then did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING when I recommended him this lovely Jan van Noordt. The painting appeared at Krefeld auction house on June 10, 2023 and remained unsold despite the 3 700 € est.

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27 days

@neiljeffares 16/ This is why I would describe this piece as having a provenance, but no actual history. It is probably a fake produced or ordered by Mimara, who was known for such tricks. And, tomorrow, we tweet about painting that looks like a fake, but has more history than you can imagine!

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11 months

1/ FRANS HALS oder FALSCH? Fine Antiques Prague is offering this 'Portrait of a Man with a Fur Cap and Jug' at their upcoming 10 July auction, as 'attributed to Frans Hals'. The est. is only 3 000 - 6 000 €, but is it even worth your hard-earned money?

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11 months

1/ MAYBE A SLEEPER OF MONTH JANUARY: Lovers of Dutch genre painters, educate me! Could this painting be attributed to Quirijn van Brekelenkam or his follower? It was sold by Vanderkindere in January this year, as work of Dutch or German school...

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11 months

@RKDnl 14/ In this case, it is possible that the painting has a tainted provenance and that there are some heirs that are still looking after their lost 'Paudiss' painting, which, in the meantime, even changed the attribution - making the provenance research as difficult as it gets.

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1/ PROVENANCE MATTERS /// Today is International #Provenance Research Day so, to commemorate this day, I will go on a 7-day rampage with provenance tweets. Every day I will tweet one provenance study case, related to my never-completed PhD research on the Mimara collection.

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TEFAF 2024... It is my second day already and I still haven't tweeted anything. So enjoy this teaser video and pray that I find the time to tweet some nice pieces tomorrow!

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4/ MADONNA AND CHILD /// with SAM FOGG /// Now, this is a true masterpiece. Tilman Riemenschneider never disappoints, particularly when it comes to female figures. It was a pleasure to study the folds of the drapery on this ethereal Madonna.

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6 months

He got me at "we have chocolates and sometimes coffee". The display of Old Masters fades into insignificance in comparison to those bitter-sweet temptations. This is marketing at its finest. #PAN #Chocolate #Coffee

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After a successful opening we are officially open now! Please be welcome at stand 75! We have chcolades 🍫 and sometimes coffee ☕️ 19 - 26 November at the RAI Amsterdam Find us at stand 75 #panamsterdam #oldmasterpaintings #bijlvanurk …

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1 year

@eliistender10 2/ 'Do you renounce the Devil and all his Evil?' - and the whole church congregation replied en masse: 'Yes!'... I projectile vomited on the stone floor. It looked like a scene from an Exorcist. There is still a white mark on the church floor, as a reminder of my disgrace.

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1 year

SLEEPERS OF MONTH DECEMBRE: Auctioned with 200 - 400 $ estimate each, and as works of 17th century unknown artist by @LewisAndMaese ... The lady is most likely a work of Jean Ducayer, while the gentleman is by Claude Deruet. The bidding started at 5$, but how much will they fetch?

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1 year

ARS HORRIBILIS: Another Christ is making a fine addition to our beloved new category of 'Ars Horribilis'. He is also being auctioned by Meeting Art Casa d'Aste, with starting price of 3 000 €. Seems too much? Not if you are into wide-chested men! 🥰

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

1/ A MINOR SLEEPER OF THE MONTH MARCH: Sold as a work of Leiden school by Koller with 4 000 - 6 000 CHF est., this piece is actually a work of Johannes Hannot. It sold above the estimate, for 18K, which is near the real value of this lovely still life.

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2/ THE BUST OF A LADY /// with STUART LOCHHEAD /// Although Lochhead had a fantastic Giambologna’s 'Striding Mars' (which was reported as sold to a USA museum for 4 mil.), this lady was the star of the stand for me. Alas, I completely forgot the name of the author... Help me out!

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Mirna Megyeral

6 months

Apologies for not yet tweeting a whole recap of PAN - as a form of excuse, I am posting this little delicious pearl earring.

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Mirna Megyeral

3 months

ARS HORRIBILIS: With 24 photos attached, this Jesus is the most well-documented lot on eBay. Also, it is a piece with the worst quality-to-value ratio I have seen in ages... Asking price: merely 22,775$! N.B. Additional value: the stars glow in the dark!

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Mirna Megyeral

11 months

Spotted a bit too late (yesterday evening) too pinpoint the author... It's a very nice piece and whoever bought it certainly knew who painted it.

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Claas

11 months

Sold today at Galerie Bassenge Berlin. Beautiful portrait of a young boy leaning against a stonewall. Was listed as Dutch school around 1620. Est. 1.200€ HP 19.000€!

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Mirna Megyeral

11 months

1/ WHAT IS A PEN PAINTING? And what is so special about this technique? I haven't studied it until today, but I found it to be so interesting, I simply had to share. It is a combination of drawing and painting technique that is characteristic of 17th century Dutch painters...

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Sander Bijl

11 months

Johannes Vermeer lived in the Dutch city of Delft. Wondered how the skyline of that city looked like in the 17th century? Please look at the image below. It is a more then 1 metre (!) wide drawn/painted signed penpainting by the monogrammist ‘CSG’. ‘Delft, a view with the Nieuwe…

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

1/ THE ART MARKET: This 'Allegory of Time' has just sold for 300 000 € against a 20 000 - 30 000 € estimate. The auction house, Native Auctions from Bruxelles, attributed it to Netherlandish or German school and dated around 1550. But, was it a good buy? #OldMaster #Auction

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Mirna Megyeral

4 months

1/ THE ART MARKET: I was a bit tempted to make a dirty 'I like my sculptures the way I like my men...' joke with this handsome St Sebastian, but I decided for politeness on this occasion. So I am just presenting you this lot, which was auctioned today...

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

4/ Her name was Philipina Thereisa Masin and she was a canoness at Denain. Later on, she joined the Carmelite order in Ghent, and became a proper nun. So, the ring that we noticed on our lady's finger is not a wedding ring, but it most likely symbolises her loyalty to Christ.

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Mirna Megyeral

1 month

12/ Thanks to the very detailed list of confiscated paintings from the von Weinberg collection, published in 'Museum im Widerspruch: Das Städel und der Nationalsozialismus', I was able to add 'von Weinberg' in the provenance of several paintings from the Mimara collection.

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Mirna Megyeral

3 years

Auctioned by @bonhams1793 as a circle of Francesco Furini and sold for whooping 25 000 £ against a modest 2000-3000£ estimate, this splendid St Sebastian should have been attributed to circle/follower of Giordano Luca - or maybe even the master himself? #sleeper #oldmaster

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Mirna Megyeral

2 months

@RembrandtsRoom @theiconographer @KTonArt Left image is prior to the overpaint removal and right, of course, after. Not only did Madonna turn from golden blonde to a brunette, she also got her dislocated little finger fixed!

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Mirna Megyeral

3 years

So happy to see my research proposal on A. T. Mimara and the London art market on the list of accepted Junior Research Fellowship projects at @PaulMellonCentr I'm looking forward to new discoveries! #PaulMellon #art #PhD #provenance

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Mirna Megyeral

6 months

1/ THE ART FAIR: To the utmost despair of poor art dealers and gallerists, I am visiting another art fair. This time I am targeting PAN Amsterdam. If you are in the mood for a meet-up, do let me know! I will be visiting the fair between 20th and 24th... #ArtFair #PrayForTheDutch

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

3/ And now, this piece is back on the market and is being auctioned by @dorotheum on their Old Master Painting auction as a work of William Dobson and with a 30 000 - 50 000 € estimate. Nice profit, right? #sleper #British #OldMasters #Auction #portrait

William Dobson - Old Master Paintings 2023/05/03 - Realized price: EUR 26,400 - Dorotheum

(London 1610–1646)Portrait of a young man in a red mantle,oil on canvas, 56 x 41 cm, framedProvenance:Private collection, United Kingdom;where bought by the present ownerWe are grateful to Duncan...

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

1/ ART MARKET RECOMMENDATION: Meeting Art Casa d'Aste is auctioning tomorrow this beauty, as a work of Jan Weenix, with a starting price of only 15 000 €... #OldMaster #StillLife #Painting #Auction #Art #Collecting

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

1/ A personal favourite from today's @bonhams auction - this disregarded floral piece by Simon Verelst, which was offered with 6 000 - 8 000 £ est. and went for only 6K in the end (BP excl.). It appears to be in a bad shape, but... #OldMasters #Collecting

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Mirna Megyeral

6 months

1/ THE PAN ART FAIR 2023/ Today, a very exciting and even a slightly controversial PAN is closing down. You have until 18 o'clock to visit and check out some fine examples of Old Masters. The one that you must see (and then join the discussion) is The Winter Prince. #PAN #ArtFair

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Mirna Megyeral

2 years

1/ SLEEPER OF THE MONTH APRIL: Since I haven't been very active on Twitter for the first half of 2022, I didn't tweet about this 'Portrait of a man', which was offered by Azur Encheres Cannes as a work of German School and with a rather low estimate of only 2 000 – 4 000 €...

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Mirna Megyeral

11 months

But, Cote Basque also tried to sell - and more than successfully - this charming 'Allegory of Night'. Attributed to Nicolas-Guy Brenet (but most likely not by him), it was est. at 800 - 1 200 €. Naturally, I underbid horribly and it went to some lucky buyer for 4 000 € instead.

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Mirna Megyeral

11 months

ARS HORRIBILIS: O, the horrors of eBay! This boy is being sold for 3 900 $. It is not an exceptionally ugly painting 'per se', but the general atmosphere is just plain disturbing. The dog will not make it through the night, and the poor creature knows it.

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Mirna Megyeral

2 months

3d/ But nothing could have prepared me for the absolutely amazing blue hues in the feathers of a pheasant, or the reappearance of a tiny spider in the background, which was probably hidden for decades underneath all that grime and dirt.

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Mirna Megyeral

3 years

Sold by Kendzia, this still life by the unknown artist fetched 130 000 €. And yes, I underbid shamefully for this piece which is, most likely, a very unusual, but utterly stunning example of Georg Flegel's work. #Auction #sleepers #OldMaster

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Mirna Megyeral

2 years

So, I am currently staying at my friend's place, and look what she has found in the attic while doing a reno! The label on the frame reads 'Francesco Simonini', but I am more inclined towards Francesco Graziani. What do you think? And does anyone recognises the '123W' stamp?

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Mirna Megyeral

2 months

0/ TEFAF 2024 ART FAIR /// With a great deal of delay, I am finally tweeting my recap of this year @TEFAF . Those who saw me at the fair, know well that I stuck to the very last day of it, despite the fever, illness, and general lack of sleep. Was it worth it? Hell yeah.

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

Varnish and overpaint removal looked a bit like this:

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

1/ In 2021, I recommended to certain someone a little portrait that appeared at Kendzia auction, as a circle of van Dyck. Chronic lack of time prevented me from placing the portrait within the oeuvre of any particular British artist, but the quality was undeniable.

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

1/ THE ART MARKET: Mercier&Cie ( @auto_cie ) is selling at today's auction a pair of still-lifes, catalogued as a circle of Joris van Son and with a 4 000 - 6 000 € estimate. My heart skipped a beat when I saw this, as it had a fine composition - despite somewhat crude colouring.

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

My dear collector went after it, but we didn't manage to secure it. Still, he did put a decent fight against a bigger player... This piece attributed to Pepyn had a 2-5K estimate, but went for 34K instead. Good luck to the buyer... (But... Do I really mean it?)

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Mirna Megyeral

1 month

13/ Tomorrow we dive into the 'Heaven-is-on-my-side' type of research, with a very short Twitter thread on this sculpture. (After all, it is the weekend and time to take a break from lengthy tweeting).

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Mirna Megyeral

3 years

Attributed to 18th or 19th century Dutch school by @ClarsAuction , this 'Memento Mori' is actually a cropped copy of Jacopo Vignali's 'The Youth and the Death'. Too bad the Death is missing, as it is the most intriguing part of the composition. #oldmaster

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Mirna Megyeral

1 year

ART MARKET RECOMMENDATION: A rather nice group of handsome men is being auctioned by Oger et Blanchet as a work of Gillis van Tilborgh, with 3 000 - 5 000 € estimate. I am still double-checking the attribution, but so far, I like the piece.

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