RUBENS; PETER PAUL
1577 Siegen - 1640 Antwerp - successor 18th Century

Rubens and Helene Fourment Dancing. Oil on canvas. Laid down on wood. In the oval: 25;3 x 19cm. Inscribed lower right: Helena Fourment/ pin Sponsa PPR. Framed.

Assessment:
Prof. Dr. Justus M黮ler Hofstede; Bonn; dated August 27; 1983.

The painting is currently in private property in the second generation. In 1977 the original was presented to the conservator Dr. Monballieu; Royal Museum of Fine Arts; Antwerp; who expressed his excitement concerning the quality of the piece.
According to Prof. Dr. M黮ler Hofstede the painting is dated between 1730-50.Art trade; Van Ham.