BOURGUIGNON School circa 1500 - Lot 1

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BOURGUIGNON School circa 1500 - Lot 1
BOURGUIGNON School circa 1500 Such laughter that bites Oak panel, one board, not parqueted. 34.5 x 46.5 cm Cracks to the panel. Provenance: H. Cuvet collection in 1964; Acquired in Paris in 1997; Collection of Monsieur D. Related work: A drawing related to this subject was sold at Sotheby's in London in 1982 as a Flemish work of the 16th century, with an inscription in French. Count Henri de Vibraye, in his 1934 book Trésor des Proverbes Français Anciens et Modernes, explains the painting's inscription as meaning that some make jokes to harm. This unique painting combines a double portrait with a proverb of its time, making it one of the earliest examples of genre scenes in French art. Found in France over 60 years ago, Charles Sterling recognized it in the 1960s as a work of the Burgundy school circa 1480, as evidenced by his notes and correspondence. Extensive research suggests that the author may be the Master of Saint-Jean-de-Luzé, named after the portraits of Jeanne de Montaigu and Hugues de Rabutin in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon and formerly in Saint-Jean-de-Luzé, a commune near Autun, a conclusion supported by comparison with other works by the same school. conclusion supported by comparison with other similar portraits. Charles Sterling, according to his archives, included this painting in a course on Burgundian painting of the second half of the century at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, in 1960-1961.
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