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Catharina da Costa — Portrait of a girl holding a basket of chicks, circa 1710
Catharina da Costa

Portrait of a girl holding a basket of chicks, circa 1710

A delicate watercolor and bodycolor portrait by Catharina da Costa depicting a young girl holding a basket of chicks, circa 1710. The work features a parcel-gilt wood frame and demonstrates the artist's skill in capturing childhood subjects.

Medium
Watercolour and bodycolour on card, parcel-gilt wood frame

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Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes

September 17, 2021

Estimate: $800$1,200

Lot 220

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Catharina da Costa, Portrait of a girl holding a basket of chicks, circa 1710

A delicate watercolor and bodycolor portrait by Catharina da Costa depicting a young girl holding a basket of chicks, circa 1710. The work features a parcel-gilt wood frame and demonstrates the artist's skill in capturing childhood subjects.

Medium
Watercolour and bodycolour on card, parcel-gilt wood frame
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Watercolor, Girl, Bodycolor, Early Modern, Portrait, Circa 1710, Catharina Da Costa