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Miniature painter, Porträtmaler

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    • Pygmalion and his statue
      Sep. 25, 2024

      Pygmalion and his statue

      Est: €4,000 - €6,000

      Attributed to Thomas Lefebure Brussels 1636 - 1720 Durlach Pygmalion and his statue Gouache on vellum laid down on panel Bears signature lower right Van Orley 194 x 132 mm ; 7⅝ by 5¼ in. ____________________________________________ Attribué à Thomas Lefebure Bruxelles 1636 - 1720 Durlach Pygmalion et sa statue Gouache sur vélin contrecollé sur panneau Porte une signature en bas à droite Van Orley 194 x 132 mm ; 7⅝ by 5¼ in.

      Sotheby's
    • THOMAS LEFEBURE (BRUXELLES 1636-1720 DURLACH) Sainte Cécile jouant de l’org
      Mar. 22, 2023

      THOMAS LEFEBURE (BRUXELLES 1636-1720 DURLACH) Sainte Cécile jouant de l’org

      Est: €15,000 - €25,000

      THOMAS LEFEBURE (BRUXELLES 1636-1720 DURLACH) Sainte Cécile jouant de l’orgue gouache rehaussé d'or sur parchemin, placé sur plaque de cuivre 15,8 x 11,8 cm (6 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.)

      Christie's
    • T.LEFEBURE (1636-1720) attr.: Jesus preaching on the water, c.1600, Pen Drawing
      Mar. 13, 2021

      T.LEFEBURE (1636-1720) attr.: Jesus preaching on the water, c.1600, Pen Drawing

      Est: €800 - €1,200

      Thomas Lefebure (Brussels 1636-1720 Durlach near Karlsruhe) attributed: Jesus preaching on the water, c. 1600, Pen Drawing Technique: Pen Drawing with brown ink over graphite or black chalk, washed in brown; border with pen in brown (partly trimmed) Size: 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in Inscription: verso, left (rotated by 90°), obviuously by the artist in red chalk:„[FORE] PUTES RARO ENIM in ADVERSIS […] FIDES“ (partly trimmed); lower left signature or inscription by the collector with ink in brown: „[…] lefeb […] 1719“. Verso: Empty field with scrollwork cartouche for a coat of arms, Pen Drawing with brown ink over traces of red chalk, washed in brown Condition: Old mounted, tears at lower left and upper centre margin, browned, rubbed, faintly wavy; faintly stained; small loss at upper left corner; reverse damaged when detached. Description: A crowd has gathered at the Sea of Galilee, below numerous sick and crippled people. In order to be able to speak better to the people, Jesus asks the fisherman Simon Peter to take him a little way from land: So he can teach the people from the boat (Luke 5:3). Following this incident, Luke's Gospel reports the miraculous fishing trip of the newly called disciples (Luke 5, 4-11). This scene is probably depicted in the background on the left. As closely as the sheet is oriented to the biblical model, it could have been intended as a design for an illustration engraving. Although no corresponding print has been attributed to it so far, and a direct function as an engraver's model is unlikely in view of the lack of traces of transfer, the small format would be consistent with such a task. Most recently, the drawing was classified as "Southern German", and this indeed seems reasonable in view of the proximity to works from the Southern German-Swiss region. However, the print also shows echoes of Dutch prints, and Italian models can also be traced: The bulbous boat with the raised stem crowned by a kind of pompom resembles an engraving by Cornelis Cort (1533-78) after an Italian model (Fig. 1). Here, too, the mast is laid - projecting diagonally over the water to the left behind Peter. The boat itself is quite unconventionally designed, with its steeply rising stern, which has been additionally emphasised by a carved crossbeam. The reverse of the sheet shows a coat of arms in a scrollwork frame. It was first sketched with red chalk, then with pen. Two variants were created for the lateral border of the coat of arms field. The ornamentation itself is typical of the second third of the 17th century. The coat of arms is only fleetingly indicated. Only an eight-pointed star above a diagonal bar is visible. On the left is a Latin saying written in red chalk, possibly by the draughtsman himself. Just as the entire verso drawing has been trimmed - to fit the recto scene - the saying is also only preserved as a fragment. Based on a sentence by Publilius Syrus from the 1st century BC, it is similarly found in writings of the 17th and 18th centuries. In addition, the verso contains an inscription in pen consisting of a name - also only incompletely legible - and the date "1719". In view of the stylistically 17th-century depiction, one would rather attribute the pen and ink inscription to a collector. However, the colour tone seems to match that of the drawing. This would suggest a signature - although the draughtsman would then probably have drawn on older sources of inspiration. The name fragment "lefeb" could perhaps be associated with Thomas Lefebure (Brussels 1636-1720), a miniature painter and architect active in Flanders and southern Germany. Keywords: Renaissance, Religious, Germany, Bible, Biblical, New Testament, Sermon, Jesus Christ, Christianity, Faith, Israel, Crowd, Disciples, Fisherman, Ship, Apostle, Peter

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