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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 8629032, member: 8267&quot;]The RKD information does not seem to state where that painting is now, only tracing it up to the Sotheby&#039;s auction on January 27, 1999. The image they have may not show the entire painting (the image may be cropped). So there might be a chance that what they record and what you have are the same painting, subsequently resold at the Rasmussen auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>Compare the RKD image with your painting and see if there are significant differences, keeping in mind that there may have been restorations in the intervening years. I see some differences, for example the cloth underneath the woman on the left. At a minimum, the RKD information provides an indication of where to look for a possible signature - &quot;signed left center: C Hoet&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://rkd.nl/en/explore/images/58801" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rkd.nl/en/explore/images/58801" rel="nofollow">https://rkd.nl/en/explore/images/58801</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It might also be helpful to look at the original Sotheby&#039;s auction catalog. Their online archive does not include it, but copies are available:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.abebooks.com/Sothebys-1999-Old-Master-Paintings/21976071020/bd" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.abebooks.com/Sothebys-1999-Old-Master-Paintings/21976071020/bd" rel="nofollow">https://www.abebooks.com/Sothebys-1999-Old-Master-Paintings/21976071020/bd</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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