Thursday 21 January 2016

"French School, 18th century" Diana is a reverse copy after Antoine Coypel

Philocale, from France, sells on 30 January 2016 a "French School, 18th century" Diana at her bath, estimated at 1,700 to 2,500 Euro.

It is a typical rosy-coloured pleasing but not really challenging picture, but the composition seems to be better than the pictorial qualities (which are good but not really brilliant).

Turns out that it is a reverse and reduced copy of an Antoine Coypel work from the Epinal Art Museum, with some changes to the background mainly.

I guess the work isn't worth more than the estimate, considering the above.

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