Attributed to Pierre Antoine Lemoyne (1605-1665) – Still Life of Vines
£13,800
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Pierre Lemoyne was born in Paris in 1605. Little has been known of this artist and his body of work until
quite recently.
Lemoyne went was to become a painter of flowers, fruit and historical painting, entering the Academy on 1 August 1654.
In 1657 he received a commission to paint a series of decorative pictures for the house of Chancellor Pierre Seguier.
Works by Lemoyne (about four paintings signed to date) all display a consistent mastery of realism in painting fruit and a keen sense of observation, showing voluptuous fruit textures throughout.
Bibl: Benezit
Provenance: Sothebys Sale, Parke Bernet, Monaco 26 June 1983
