Auction on
19 September 2020 - 14:30 (CEST) -
12-14, rue Peyronnet - 33800 Bordeaux
This still life by François Desportes making its auction debut illustrates the influence of the Regent, a bon vivant and aesthete, barely a year after the Sun King's death. In excellent condition, the painting has been passed down through the family of the collector Louis Burat to the present day.
Alexandre-François Desportes (1661-1743), Still life with game trophy, fruit and parrot against a niche, 1716, oil on canvas, 102.5 x 83 cm. Estimate: €150,000/200,000
Alexandre-François Desportes (1661-1743), Still life with game trophy, fruit and parrot against a niche, 1716, oil on canvas, 102.5 x 83 cm. Estimate: €150,000/200,000
This skilful composition is a celebration. The abundance and variety of the fruit and game promise unalloyed pleasure, while the African grey parrot provides an entertaining and decidedly amusing touch. The absolutist French King, Louis XIV died in 1716, and the pall of austerity imposed on the court by Madame de Maintenon was swept aside. Here a profusion of earthly delights are assembled in a marble fountain basin whose dolphin's head ornamentation,…
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