JACQUES LEEGENHOEK

Born into a family of restorers, Jacques Leegenhoek developed early a passion for paintings. and joined in 1972 Sotheby’s Old Masters department in London. During the fourteen years he spent at Sotheby’s, he worked in New York, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris.

He settled as a dealer in Paris in 1986, and opened his present gallery in 1994.   In the heart of the city and in an area of antiques and art dealers, Jacques Leegenhoek shows unpublished Old Masters paintings from Flemish, Dutch, Italian and French school, all selected for their top quality and their good condition.

These paintings are regularly noticed by private collectors and museums.

Provenance

• Maybe sale Paris, hôtel de Bullion, 1-3 December 1823, n°216 (M. De Saint-Aignan)

• Private collection, Amsterdam, in 1990

• Private collection, Switzerland, until recently

   

Bibliography

• Nicolas Lesur, Pierre Subleyras, 1699-1749, Paris, Arthena, 2023, p.312 n°268P, reproduced p.313.