Martin Jozef Geeraerts
An allegory of Charity; and Venus suꦫrrounded by putti
Lot Closed
December 16, 03:06 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Martin Jozef Geeraerts
Antwerp 1707 - 1791
An allegory of Charity; and Venus surrounded by putti
a pair, both oil on canvas
unframed: the former:꧋ 90.3 x 121.3cm.; 35½ x 47¾ in; the latter: 92.3 x 121.3 cm.; 36⅜ x 47¾ in.
f🌺ramed: the former: 100.5 x 𝔉131.3 cm.; 39⅝ x 51¾ in; the latter: 102.5 x 131.8 cm.; 40⅜ x 51⅞ in.
Private collection, France;
Anonymous sale, Paris, Drouot-Richelieu, 6 June 2018, lot 33 (as French School).
Anonymous sale, Paris, Drouot-Richelieu, 6 June 2018, lot 33 (as French School).
These delicate trompe l'œil compositions, showing Charity and Venus surrounded by children and putti, are exemplary of the work of Flemish artist Marten Jozef Geeraerts. Geeraerts and his contemporary, Jacob de Wit, were the leading exponents of grisaille trompe l'œil painting in eighteenth-century Holland and Flanders. Works such as these were especially popular as decoration in palaces and the grand residences of noble families.