#10535 • Jacobus Buys (Dutch, 1724-1801) 1769 "Bacchanal"

Part of Pierre Argillet & Royal Family Art Collection (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

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Status: Sold

Est. $500,000-$650,000 Jacobus Buys (Dutch, 1724-1801) Original Oil on Canvas Painting Titled "Bacchanal" Signed & Dated 1769 in Exhibit Quality Frame Attributed to Prince Lorenzo de Medici W/Letter on Personal Letterhead - This magnificent piece is an original, oil on canvas painting by Jacobus Buys. The piece is titled "Bacchanal", and depicts playful churbs in a garden. The piece is in stunning condition, and Buys' use of rich, warm tones is very eye pleasing. The painting is signed in the lower left and dated 1769. The piece measures approx. 44" x 47", and is framed in an exhibit quality frame. This special piece is attributed to Prince Lorenzo de Medici, descendant and heir to one of the most famous family names in human history. The de' Medici Dynasty, which created the Italian Renaissance, symbolizes unparalleled historical contributions to art, politics, banking, cuisine, medicine, accounting, philanthropy, commerce, geography, agriculture, religion, textiles, and fashion. Prince Lorenzo is a philanthropist, international keynote speaker, television personality, chef and culinary expert, artist, and auto enthusiast, fluent in English, Italian, Spanish, Polish, and Russian. This piece will come with a letter from the Prince, on his personal stationery. Jacobus Buys was a Dutch painter and engraver. He studied under Cornelis Pronk, Jacob de Wit, and Cornelis Troost, and ultimately became director of the Amsterdam Drawing Academy. He painted portraits, bas-reliefs, and tapestry, designed book-illustrations, and made copies of the works of the best masters of the seventeenth century. He also specialized in refined, elegant interior scenes which are also theatrical, and sometimes comic in character. Buys became a member of Amsterdam's Guild of St Luke in 1750. His work has been exibited in museums such as Riiksmuseum Amsterdam, The Morgan Library & Museum, Indianapolis Museum of Art, and The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.