FRANÇOIS DESPORTES (CHAMPIGNEULLE 1661-1743 PARIS)

Los 29
15.11.2023 14:30UTC +01:00
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Los 29 | FRANÇOIS DESPORTES (CHAMPIGNEULLE 1661-1743 PARIS)
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FRANÇOIS DESPORTES (CHAMPIGNEULLE 1661-1743 PARIS)

Coupe de pêches et raisins dans un paysage

signé et daté 'Desportes 1728' (vers le bas, à droite, sur la marche)

huile sur toile

119,3 x 149 cm. (47 x 58 2⁄3 in.)





Provenance

Galerie Aaron, Paris.

Collection particulière, Belgique.



Literature

G. de Lastic, P. Jacky, Desportes. Catalogue raisonné, Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2010, p. 201, n°P 728 bis, reproduit en couleurs p. 201.



Further details

FRANÇOIS DESPORTES, BOWL OF PEACHES AND GRAPES IN A LANDSCAPE, SIGNED AND DATED, OIL ON CANVAS

Downy peaches and juicy grapes glisten in the golden light that illuminates the foreground of this elegant painting by Alexandre-François Desportes (1661-1743). This work, whose format suggests that it was intended as an overdoor, is one of the rare compositions by the painter that does not contain game. There is an atmosphere of great tranquillity here; set in a park, this scene is an exaltation of the riches of nature.

Following on from the lively compositions painted for Louis XIV (1638-1715), in which Desportes had demonstrated his talent for depicting the raw animality of hunting scenes, the Regency and the early reign of Louis XV (1710-1774) marked an evolution in the artist's work. From 1715 onwards, he produced his finest still lifes, more than half of which were plein-air compositions. Although the influence of Flemish painters such as Melchior de Hondecoeter (1636-1695) and Jan Weenix (1640-1719) can be seen in the paintings by Desportes (who was a pupil of the painter Nicasius Bernaerts (1620-1678), himself a former pupil of Frans Snijders (1579-1657)), the French artist brought a fresher, more balanced touch to his works. As in the present painting, the elements are spaced further apart and greater emphasis is placed on landscape and architectural details, all of which lends Desportes' still lifes their delightfully airy quality.

Dated 1728, this painting is based on a composition from 1726, though some some slight changes have been effected (see G. de Lastic, P. Jacky, 2010, op. cit., p. 193, no. P 708 bis). Both works take as their starting point two studies, now in the collection of the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, one dedicated to grapes (inv. no. FP 3.1814.54 ), and the other to roses (inv. no. P III no. 1). Both studies date from 1692-1700, a busy period during which the artist worked at the Manufacture des Gobelins, travelled to Poland and became an academician. Throughout these years, Desportes continued to study the natural world from life. He thus acquired a whole repertoire of compositions on paper, which he used drew upon until the end of his life. On the initiative of his nephew, Nicholas Desportes (1718-1787), almost all of these studies were sold in 1785 to the Bâtiments du roi for use in the production of the decorative arts as well as for the use of other painters. These sketches demonstrate Desportes’ deep interest in the minute details of the world around him. He was not content to paint just any bunch of grapes; he played with different varieties to see how they differed in colour and shape. Four types of grape can be distinguished in this painting: Teta de Vaca (unfortunately almost extinct today), Muscat d'Alexandrie, Ugni Blanc and Chasselas.
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