Lot 194
  • 194

Felix Speth

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Felix Speth
  • a still life with black and green grapes, peaches, a pear, a walnut, a lobster and a roemer over a ledge partially draped with a blue cloth
  • signed and dated lower left: F: Speth pinxit / 1786
  • oil on panel

Condition

The single panel is uncradled and has a slight bow. The paint surface is generally sound with some abrasion and subsequent retouching along the grain along the upper edge. There are scattered retouchings visible under UV light. Offered in a
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Catalogue Note

Two drawings by the artist can be found in the Municipal Museum of Fribourg.