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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.