Ferdinand de Braekeleer Sr. (1792-1883 Belgian),
Installation of a Noble by the Church, 45''x71.5'', est:$30,000/40,000
signed, inscribed and dated lower left: Ferdinand De Braekeleer Widmar 1839, oil on canvas laid to canvas, 45'' x 71.5''. Provenance: World Wide Church of God, Pasadena, CA, for at least 60 years; Sold, John Moran Auctioneers, July 2005, lot 217; acquired by the present owner from the above. Condition: Visual: Stable craquelure throughout. Blacklight: Older restoration and touch-up along the edges and throughout including: significant scattered areas along the left center and lower left quadrant edges, on the left figure's robes, an approximately 5'' x 7'' area on the background in the upper center quadrant, scattered spots on the kneeling figures in the lower center quadrant, spots on the standing figure on the right, in the lower right quadrant and other scattered spots throughout.