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Lubin BAUGIN (Pithiviers, 1610 – Paris, 1663)
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Lubin BAUGIN (Pithiviers, 1610 – Paris, 1663)
See original version (French)
Estimate €80,000 - €120,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Lubin BAUGIN (Pithiviers, 1610 – Paris, 1663)
Moses Saved from the Waters
Oil on softwood panel, one panel
A red wax seal bearing the alliance coat of arms of the Irish Dawson family on the reverse
Bears an old label ‘B. H. No. 1613 / Primaticcio / Finding of Moses’ on the reverse
In a richly carved and gilded oak frame, a French piece from the Louis XIV period
Moses saved from the waters, oil on panel, by L. Baugin
14.57 x 11.42 in.
37 x 29.5 cm
Provenance: Dawson family collection, Ireland, a coat-of-arms seal on the reverse;
Probably a private collection, Germany, in 1925;
Gallery of Dr Fritz Goldschmidt and Dr Victor Wallerstein, Berlin, no. 24, according to a label on the reverse (mentioning the address Schöneberger Ufer 36A, which was the gallery’s address from 1919 until 1927, but which continued to be used until 1936, the year the gallery was finally liquidated by the Nazi regime);
Gisela Jordan Collection, Munich, in 1967, according to documentation by Hermann Voss acquired by the Louvre in 1993;
Most likely, an anonymous sale; Munich, 28–30 June 1967, according to the 2002 exhibition catalogue;
Anonymous sale; Munich, Karl & Faber, 3 December 1996, lot 73 (attributed to the Italian School);
Acquired at this sale by Eric Coatalem;
Galerie Eric Coatalem, in 1997;
Acquired from the gallery by the current owner;
Private collection, France
Bibliography: Alain Daguerre de Hureaux and Annick Notter, *Lubin Baugin*, exhibition catalogue, Orléans, Toulouse, 2002, pp. 129–130, no. 22 (with an erroneous provenance)
Matthieu Somon, “An Investigation into the Popularity of Moses on the Waters of the Nile in the 17th Century”, *Mélanges de l’École française de Rome*, 123-1, 2011 (accessed online on 19 September 2025)
Lubin BAUGIN (Pithiviers, 1610 – Paris, 1663)
37 x 29.5 cm
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Old Masters & 19th-century masters
Auction location
Auction time
11/10/2026 at 4:00 PM
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