Trompe-L'oeil homage to an artist

Ref: 2863

Trompe-L'oeil homage to an artist

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Ref: 2863

Trompe-L'oeil homage to an artist

17th Century
Oil on canvas
62.5 x 77.5 cm (24 ⁵/₈ x 30 ¹/₂ inches)
Framed: 71 x 86 cm (28 x 33 ⁷/₈ inches)
France
Jean VALETTE-FALGORES named PENOT (Frankreich 1710 - 1777)
Provenance:
 Rogers Collection Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut
Description: Possibly a self-portrait, with a portrait, a still life with a pomegranate, letters, one addressed to "...Monsieur Lamote... Rue de Roi/a Paris", a broken plaster portrait medallion, a brooched wallet, and a blue ribbon.

Penot was a student of Antoine Rivalz at the Académie de peinture de Toulouse and spent his entire creative period in his hometown, except for a short stay in Rome.

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