Little is known of Adam de Coster, the Flemish candlelight painter famous for his stunning nocturnes of Caravaggio-like subjects. In this short video, we bring to life A Young Woman Holding a Distaff♏ Beforꦐe a Lit Candle, a highlight of Sotheby’s 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Master Paintin🍸gs & Sculpture Evening auctio❀n on 25 January, whose dramatic contrast between the glow of a single flame and the shadows it casts defines de Coster’s work.
A Luminous Master Painting Comes to Life
New York | January 2017
