By The Water's Edge, By Aignan-thomas Desfriches, 1786
Artist: Aignan-thomas Desfriches
A lively landscape scene featuring five figures near a stream, by Aignan-Thomas Desfriches.
In the foreground, a rowboat carrying two people leaves the shore at dawn.
The sky looks threatening; rain is pouring down on the figures, and the way the trees are bent suggests the intensity of the gusts of wind they must be enduring.
Despite this, the second boat, carrying three people, is approaching its destination: a hunting cabin on stilts. The cabin blends seamlessly into the landscape and will provide shelter for these men from these hellish conditions.
Aignan-Thomas Desfriches, Lord of La Cartaudière, was a French draftsman, engraver, collector, and patron of the arts born in Orléans on March 7, 1715, and died in Orléans on December 25, 1800.
Desfriches is one of those figures who shape the destiny of a city.
It was he, in fact, who enabled Orléans to become, in the 18th century, an artistic hub that welcomed the greatest artists of the time for religious or private commissions. He initially pursued a career as an artist, which took him from Dominé’s studio in Orléans to the studios of Nicolas Bertin and Natoire in Paris; he returned to Orléans in 1737 to take over the family business.
But he continued to pursue his passion: drawing, primarily small landscapes and scenes of daily life.
Beginning in 1760, he broke new ground by using a little-known technique: tablet paper covered with a layer of plaster.
This miniature, executed in black chalk and scraping on tondo tablet paper, is presented in its original wooden and brass frame. It is signed and dated at the bottom center : “Desfriches 1786.”
Visible diameter : 7 cm / Diameter including frame : 11 cm
A second miniature by the same artist is available in Gallery 29 AV.
Shipping available to France, the EU, and outside the EU upon request.
Source for the biography of Aignan-Thomas Desfriches: Wikipedia and the Museums of Orléans
In the foreground, a rowboat carrying two people leaves the shore at dawn.
The sky looks threatening; rain is pouring down on the figures, and the way the trees are bent suggests the intensity of the gusts of wind they must be enduring.
Despite this, the second boat, carrying three people, is approaching its destination: a hunting cabin on stilts. The cabin blends seamlessly into the landscape and will provide shelter for these men from these hellish conditions.
Aignan-Thomas Desfriches, Lord of La Cartaudière, was a French draftsman, engraver, collector, and patron of the arts born in Orléans on March 7, 1715, and died in Orléans on December 25, 1800.
Desfriches is one of those figures who shape the destiny of a city.
It was he, in fact, who enabled Orléans to become, in the 18th century, an artistic hub that welcomed the greatest artists of the time for religious or private commissions. He initially pursued a career as an artist, which took him from Dominé’s studio in Orléans to the studios of Nicolas Bertin and Natoire in Paris; he returned to Orléans in 1737 to take over the family business.
But he continued to pursue his passion: drawing, primarily small landscapes and scenes of daily life.
Beginning in 1760, he broke new ground by using a little-known technique: tablet paper covered with a layer of plaster.
This miniature, executed in black chalk and scraping on tondo tablet paper, is presented in its original wooden and brass frame. It is signed and dated at the bottom center : “Desfriches 1786.”
Visible diameter : 7 cm / Diameter including frame : 11 cm
A second miniature by the same artist is available in Gallery 29 AV.
Shipping available to France, the EU, and outside the EU upon request.
Source for the biography of Aignan-Thomas Desfriches: Wikipedia and the Museums of Orléans
900 €
Period: 18th century
Style: Louis 16th, Directory
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Paper
Reference (ID): 1835666
Availability: In stock
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