拍品 53
  • 53

JAN ANTON GAREMYN | Allegory of Summer; Allegory of Fall

估價
20,000 - 30,000 USD
招標截止

描述

  • Jan Anton Garemyn
  • Allegory of Summer; Allegory of Fall
  • the former canvas: 35 3/8 by 40 1/4 in.; 89.9 by 102.2 cm.; the latter canvas: 36 1/2 by 42 3/4 in.; 92.7 by 102.2 cm.
  • the former framed: 42 3/4 by 47 1/4 in.; 108.6 by 120 cm.; the latter framed: 43 1/4 by 50 3/4 in.; 109.9 by 130 cm.
a pair, both oil on canvas; the former signed and dated lower center: 'J. Garemyn inv. et pinx. 1783.'

Condition

Both are relined, surfaces are clean and paintings are ready to hang in their present state. Paintings are brighter than they appear in the photographs. the paint surface on both is very well preserved with lovely detail and coloration. Summer: ultraviolet light reveals an old repaired diagonal tear in canvas at right side in stone planter in background down through the stone base holding the urn to right of putto playing lute. a few tiny retouches in sky. Fall: ultraviolet light reveals an old repaired horizontal tear in sky at center right. some retouching to face and torso of central putto and some along bottom edge. one or two others scattered. Paintings do not need further work and can be hung as is. In ornately carved and gilt wood frames.
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拍品資料及來源

Jan Anton Garemyn was a Flemish painter from the 18th century known for his picturesque landscapes and townscapes. Although one can admire Garemyn’s skills as a landscapist in the present lot, what is most interesting is how he asserts himself as a capable Rococo artist with the playful scene he develops in the foreground. Each putti represented is highly animated and exaggerated, which was typical in Rococo paintings. Furthermore, the ornate details that surround the putti become both functional and decorative, as they help the viewer decipher which season the pair relates to while at the same time enhancing its design.