18th-century French school, follower of Claude GELLEE, known - Lot 124

Lot n° 124
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18th-century French school, follower of Claude GELLEE, known - Lot 124
18th-century French school, follower of Claude GELLEE, known as LE LORRAIN (1600–1682) Architectural caprice depicting a harbor bustling with figures Oil on canvas (re-stretched) 69 x 89 cm Signs of wear and restoration Richly decorated gilded and carved wooden frame This charming architectural caprice follows in the tradition of architectural capricci developed in the 17th and 18th centuries in the wake of Claude Gellée, known as Le Lorrain, echoing his taste for idealized harbors bathed in atmospheric and poetic light. In this work, the rendering of twilight—diffused in a golden hue—lends the scene a particularly evocative depth. Through its use of monumental perspectives, backlighting effects, and the depiction of an idyllic Mediterranean harbor, this composition also evokes certain decorative painters active in Rome, Venice, and France during the 18th century, within the circle of Giovanni Paolo Panini, Alessandro Salucci, and French landscape painters in the Italian style. Expert: Mégane OLLIVIER
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