Trompe-l'oeils: unstretched trompe-l'oeil paintings of woodlarks (Lullula arborea) and finches (Fringilla coelebs) and of a woodpie (Dendrocopos major), a hoopoo (Upupa epops) and another unidentified bird hanging from nails attached to wooden partitions with prints attached with a pair of scissors and a buckle

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German School, circa 1830
Trompe-l'oeils: unstretched trompe-l'oeil paintings of woodlarks (Lullula arborea) and finches (Fringilla coelebs) and of a woodpie (Dendrocopos major), a hoopoo (Upupa epops) and another unidentified bird hanging from nails attached to wooden partitions with prints attached with a pair of scissors and a buckle
oil on canvas, unframed a pair
43.9 x 32.2 cm and smaller (2)

Provenance

Anon. Sale, Sotheby's Amsterdam, 14 November 1990, lot 2, ill.

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Lot Essay

The prints in the first painting are by Hans Sebald Beham (Bartsch 199-I and 166-185); the first print is inscribed ACKER CONCZ/KLOS WVSZER/IM BAVEREN KRIEG/1525/HSB.
We are grateful to Dr. R.W.R.J. Dekker of the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leyden, for his help in identifying the birds.

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