Sold Without Reserve
Tibout Regters
Trompe l'oeil of putti
No reserve
Lot Closed
October 6, 02:16 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
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Sold Without Reserve
Tibout Regters
Dordrecht 1710 - 1768 Amsterdam
Trompe l'oeil of putti
signed and dated lower center: T. Regters fecit 1765
oil on canvas
canvas: 42 ⅞ by 30 ¾ in.; 108.9 by 78.1 cm.
framed: 46 ¼ by 33 ⅞ in.; 117.5 by 86.0 cm.
Anonymous sale, Windsor, Nadeau's, 1 January 2017, lot 449;
Thereafter acquired by the present owner.
Regters probably produced this charming grisaille as part of a larger decorative ensemble. Originally serving as an overdoor or overmantle, the painting plays on painting's illusionism by "tricking" the viewer and appearing to be a marble relief.
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