Simon Renard de Saint-André

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 USD

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Description

Simon Renard de Saint-André
Vanitas Still Life with a Wreathed Skull, a Pochette Violin and Bow, a Deck of Cards, a Musical Score, a Pair of Dice, a Box Inscribed 'poudre de civet,' Two Roses, an Hourglass and a Snuffed-Out Candle in a Stone Niche
oil on canvas
24 x 19 7/8 inches

Provenance

With Galerie Marcus;
Dr. Lehman, Paris;
Anonymous sale (Property from a French Private Collection), London, Christie's, 16 December 1998, lot 20;
There purchased by the present collector.

Literature

M. Faré, Le Grand Siècle de la Nature Morte en France: le XVIIème Siècle, Fribourg 1974, p. 169, reproduced.

Condition

The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com , an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. This painting has been recently restored, although the lining is old, and should be hung as is. There is slight thinness to the darker colors in the skull but given the delicate nature of many of the elements of the still life, the music and the playing cards for instance, the condition is very healthy. There is slight weakness to the darker colors, mainly because of a slightly gritty gesso layer which has caused this slightly grainy texture. This could be improved with a few delicate retouches but the painting is very presentable as is.
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