The Rafael Valls Sale

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JACOBUS AUREUS MATTHIAS THOMA | A framed oval portrait depicting a gentleman, possibly a self-portrait, the frame draped with a red silk cloth

Lot Closed

April 8, 01:58 PM GMT

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

Lot Details

Description

JACOBUS AUREUS MATTHIAS THOMA

Mainz 1732 - 1782

A FRAMED OVAL PORTRAIT DEPICTING A GENTLEMAN, POSSIBLY A SELF-PORTRAIT, THE FRAME DRAPED WITH A RED SILK CLOTH


signed and dated on the ledge lower centre: F.A. Auraus. F.P.A: 1777.

oil on copper

unframed: 47.7 x 38 cm.; 18¾ x 15 in.

framed: 53.5 x 43.4 cm.; 21 x 17 in.


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Private collection, Spain;

Anonymous sale, Barcelona, Balclis Auction, 31 May 2017, lot e1384.

Jacobus Thoma specialised in painting portraits. In the present picture, which could be a self-portrait, he has employed the trompe l’œil technique to create the illusion of a fictional frame draped in red silk.