Franciscus Gijsbrechts
A trompe-l’œil still life of a half-open cupboard with gilded vessels, writing implements, a recorder, gold coins, a trumpet and drawings, in a painted frame
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July 7, 01:53 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Franciscus Gijsbrechts
Active 1672 - in or after 1676
A trompe-l’œil still life of a half-open cupboard with gilded vessels, writing implements, a recorder, gold coins, a trumpet and drawings, in a painted frame
signed lower right: F. Gysbrechts
oil on canvas, unframed
100.9 x 119.9 cm.; 39¾ x 47¼ in.
Charlotte Frank, London;
Anonymous sale, London, Phillips, 6 December 1998, lot 59;
Anonymous sale, Milan, Finarte, 22 October 2003, lot. 45.
Anonymous sale, London, Phillips, 6 December 1998, lot 59;
Anonymous sale, Milan, Finarte, 22 October 2003, lot. 45.
Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery, The Eye Deceived, October 1954, no. 34.
‘Art in Cap and Bells: trompe l'œil masterpieces designed to cheat the eye by their astonishing effect of reality’, in The Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1955, p. 25;
P. Gammelbo, ‘Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts og Franciscus Gijsbrechts’, in Kunstmuseets aarsskrift, 1952–55, Copenhagen 1956, p. 153, no. 58.
P. Gammelbo, ‘Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts og Franciscus Gijsbrechts’, in Kunstmuseets aarsskrift, 1952–55, Copenhagen 1956, p. 153, no. 58.
Franciscus Gysbrecht, born in Antwerp in 1649, was the son of still-life painter Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts (1630–1683). Mainly active in his hometown, he is also recorded as having worked in Leiden and alongside his father at the Danish court in Copenhagen. He specialised in painting trompe-l’œil still lifes, of which the present lot is a characteristic example. This elaborate composition depicts a wall cabinet overflowing with an array of objects, including pieces of writing equipment and gold coins, visible through half-open doors serving to create an illusion of depth. This effect is heightened by the masterful depiction of a piece of fabric hanging from one of the doors and covering part of the painted picture frame.
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