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Lot 1116 Dα

Jacob de Wit - Allegory of Painting and Sculpture Allegory of Music and Theatre

Auction 1087 - overview Cologne
20.05.2017, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture
Estimate: 12.000 € - 13.000 €
Result: 39.680 € (incl. premium)
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Jacob de Wit

Allegory of Painting and Sculpture Allegory of Music and Theatre

Oil on panel. Each 27.5 x 39 cm.
Each signed and dated: J Wit 1749.

During his lifetime, Jacob de Wit was particularly well-known for the wall and ceiling frescos he painted for the houses of wealthy patricians. The artist specialised in trompe l'oeil depictions rendered "en grisaille" in imitation of stone reliefs.

Provenance

Collection of the Princes of Liechtenstein, Schloss Feldsberg, inv. no. 1424 & 1426. - Galerie Abels, Cologne. - Continental private ownership.