Follower of El Greco The Adoration of the Shepherds Oil on c...

Hammer

£36,000

Follower of El Greco
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Oil on canvas

The present work bares close similarity to a painting of the same name in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid. Painted by El Greco to hang over his tomb in the convent of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo, which is considered to be the artist's last known work.

Provenance:
Baroness Frances von Wiesenberger;
Adam and Sons, Auctioneers, Dublin, 4 May 1988, lot 90, were acquired by the present owner, as 'Studio of El Greco'.

Dimensions:
(Canvas) 48 in. (H) x 32 in. (W)
(Frame) 54.5 in. (H) x 37.75 in. (W)