Grapes, Oil XVIII, Follower Of Anne Vallayer Coster

Oil on canvas representing a garland of grapes tied with two satin ribbons, the work of quality, is to be compared to the work of the workshop of Anne Vallayer Coster who becomes head of the Cabinet of paintings of Marie Antoinette as well as her drawing teacher; she specialized in portraits and still lifes. Very pretty composition with subtle nuances in the choice of colors and shades, great transparency of the colors; Denis Diderot writes about him in his living room: "What truth and what vigor in this painting", "the harmony of color that seduces us" is a good example in the painting that we present, very nice balance of solids and voids (the background), The canvas is presented re-covered in good condition, in a recent gilded stick. Grapes of comparable quality can be found in a painting kept at the Nissim de Camondo museum: "a basket of grapes" of which a pendant has been sold at Aguttes