Lot Essay
Please see lot 33 for a comprehensive catalogue note on Caron's Triumph of the Seasons which includes the present lot.
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An Allegory of the Triumph of Spring
Details
Antoine Caron (Beauvais c.1521-1599 Paris)
An Allegory of the Triumph of Spring
oil on canvas
31½ x 46¼ in. (80 x 117.5 cm.)
An Allegory of the Triumph of Spring
oil on canvas
31½ x 46¼ in. (80 x 117.5 cm.)
Provenance
Alexandre Olivier, Paris, 1607; by inheritance to his widow,
Mme Alexandre Olivier, née Marguerite de Héry; sold in 1612 to her son,
Aubin Olivier, Paris, 1620; by inheritance to his sons,
Olivier and Alexandre Aubin.
Simon de Vaulx, Paris, as of 1651.
Mme Alexandre Olivier, née Marguerite de Héry; sold in 1612 to her son,
Aubin Olivier, Paris, 1620; by inheritance to his sons,
Olivier and Alexandre Aubin.
Simon de Vaulx, Paris, as of 1651.
Literature
L. Réau, La Peinture française du XIVe siècle , Paris, 1939, illustrated p. 89.
A. Watt, 'Notes from Paris', Apollo, XXXI, no. 182, February 1940, p. 46, fig. 111.
G. Lebel, 'Notes sur Antoine Caron et son oeuvre', Bulletin de la Société de l'Histoire de l'Art Français, 1940, pp. 27-30.
R. Rosenblum, 'The Paintings of Antoine Caron', Marsyas, VI, 1950-1953, pp. 6-7, pl. III, fig. 2.
J. Ehrmann, Antoine Caron, Geneva and Lille, 1955, pp. 14-15; 47; 51, note D, pl. III.
G. Wildenstein, 'Inventaire des tableaux de Simon de Vaulx (1651)', Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6ème pér., XLIX, 1957, p. 112, no. 49. Y. Hackenborch, 'Catherine de' Medici and Her Court Jeweller François Dujardin', Connoisseur, CLXII, No. 655, September 1966, pp. 31 and 32, illustrated p. 29, fig. 4 (detail).
'Without Benefit of labels', ArtNews, December 1968, p. 58, illustrated p. 34, fig. 5.
J. Ehremann, 'Artistes franco-flamands de l'Ecole de Fontainebleau et actes notariaux sur la famille d'Antoine Caron', Bulletin de la Société de l'Histoire de l'Art Français, 1972, pp. 74-77.
Paris, Grand Palais, exhibition catalogue, L'Ecole de Fontainebleau, 1972-1973, p. 35, cited under no. 35 (entry by J. Ehrmann) as 'a copy'.
S. Béguin, 'Caron, Antoine', in Petit Larousse de la peinture, Paris, 1979, I, p. 287.
R. Atkins, 'Art: The Rituals of Celebration', Architectural Digest, December 1982, p. 120, illustrated pp. 120-121.
J. Ehrmann, Antoine Caron, Paris, 1986, p. 107, 109-110, 142, figs. 104 and 105.
R. Ergmann, 'L'Art et la manière', Connaissance des Arts, No. 422, April 1987, p. 78, illustrated p. 77.
M.T. Vogt, 'The Order of the Swan, A Note of the Illustrations', in 'Lohengrin', Programmheft I (Programmehefte der Bayreuther Festspiele), 1987, p. 75, illustrated pp. 36-37.
Paris, Drouot Richelieu, Tableaux anciens et du XIXe siècle ...., provenant d'un château et appartenant à divers amateurs, 15 December 1992, cired under entry for lot 49.
C. Schmölders, ed., Die Erfindung der Liebe: berühmte Zeugnisse aus drei Jahrtausenden, Munich, 1996, illustrated on the cover.
A. Watt, 'Notes from Paris', Apollo, XXXI, no. 182, February 1940, p. 46, fig. 111.
G. Lebel, 'Notes sur Antoine Caron et son oeuvre', Bulletin de la Société de l'Histoire de l'Art Français, 1940, pp. 27-30.
R. Rosenblum, 'The Paintings of Antoine Caron', Marsyas, VI, 1950-1953, pp. 6-7, pl. III, fig. 2.
J. Ehrmann, Antoine Caron, Geneva and Lille, 1955, pp. 14-15; 47; 51, note D, pl. III.
G. Wildenstein, 'Inventaire des tableaux de Simon de Vaulx (1651)', Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6ème pér., XLIX, 1957, p. 112, no. 49. Y. Hackenborch, 'Catherine de' Medici and Her Court Jeweller François Dujardin', Connoisseur, CLXII, No. 655, September 1966, pp. 31 and 32, illustrated p. 29, fig. 4 (detail).
'Without Benefit of labels', ArtNews, December 1968, p. 58, illustrated p. 34, fig. 5.
J. Ehremann, 'Artistes franco-flamands de l'Ecole de Fontainebleau et actes notariaux sur la famille d'Antoine Caron', Bulletin de la Société de l'Histoire de l'Art Français, 1972, pp. 74-77.
Paris, Grand Palais, exhibition catalogue, L'Ecole de Fontainebleau, 1972-1973, p. 35, cited under no. 35 (entry by J. Ehrmann) as 'a copy'.
S. Béguin, 'Caron, Antoine', in Petit Larousse de la peinture, Paris, 1979, I, p. 287.
R. Atkins, 'Art: The Rituals of Celebration', Architectural Digest, December 1982, p. 120, illustrated pp. 120-121.
J. Ehrmann, Antoine Caron, Paris, 1986, p. 107, 109-110, 142, figs. 104 and 105.
R. Ergmann, 'L'Art et la manière', Connaissance des Arts, No. 422, April 1987, p. 78, illustrated p. 77.
M.T. Vogt, 'The Order of the Swan, A Note of the Illustrations', in 'Lohengrin', Programmheft I (Programmehefte der Bayreuther Festspiele), 1987, p. 75, illustrated pp. 36-37.
Paris, Drouot Richelieu, Tableaux anciens et du XIXe siècle ...., provenant d'un château et appartenant à divers amateurs, 15 December 1992, cired under entry for lot 49.
C. Schmölders, ed., Die Erfindung der Liebe: berühmte Zeugnisse aus drei Jahrtausenden, Munich, 1996, illustrated on the cover.
Exhibited
Paris, Wildenstein, L'Ecole de Fontainebleau (catalogue by R. Huyghe), December 1939, no. 19.
New York, Wildenstein, The School of Fontainebleau, 31 October- 30 November 1940, p. 46, illustrated p. 47.
London, Royal Academy of Arts, Landscape in French Art, 10 December 1949-5 March 1950, no. 363.
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, French Painting 1100-1900, 18 October - 2 December 1951, no. 46, illustrated.
New York, Wildenstein, Springtime in Painting, 8 April-16 May 1953, no. 30.
East Hampton, New York, Guild Hall, Five Centuries of Flowers in Art, 20 July-13 August 1956, no. 6.
Dallas, Museum of Contemporary Arts, The Art that Broke the Looking-Glass, 15 November-31 December 1961, no. 17, illustrated p. 38.
Jacksonville, Florida, Cummer Gallery of Art, French Art of the Sixteenth Century, 27 June-30 September 1964, no. 13, illustrated.
New York, Wildenstein, Benefit Exhibition for the Arthritis Foundation, 9 October 1968.
Caracas, Museo de Bellas Artes, Cinco siglos de arte francés, 24 May-24 June 1977, no. 1, illustrated.
Vienna, Künstlerhaus, Zauber der Medusa: Europäische Manierismen (catalogue by W. Hofmann), 3 April-12 July 1987, section I. Aslco cited pp. 139; 223 (section IV, under no. 51); 411 (section IX, under no. 7), illustrated p. 113.
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Poussin och hans tid: Franskt 1600-tal i Statens konstmuseer, 26 February-30 April 1988, no. 1, also cited in essay, p. 13.
New York, Wildenstein, The School of Fontainebleau, 31 October- 30 November 1940, p. 46, illustrated p. 47.
London, Royal Academy of Arts, Landscape in French Art, 10 December 1949-5 March 1950, no. 363.
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, French Painting 1100-1900, 18 October - 2 December 1951, no. 46, illustrated.
New York, Wildenstein, Springtime in Painting, 8 April-16 May 1953, no. 30.
East Hampton, New York, Guild Hall, Five Centuries of Flowers in Art, 20 July-13 August 1956, no. 6.
Dallas, Museum of Contemporary Arts, The Art that Broke the Looking-Glass, 15 November-31 December 1961, no. 17, illustrated p. 38.
Jacksonville, Florida, Cummer Gallery of Art, French Art of the Sixteenth Century, 27 June-30 September 1964, no. 13, illustrated.
New York, Wildenstein, Benefit Exhibition for the Arthritis Foundation, 9 October 1968.
Caracas, Museo de Bellas Artes, Cinco siglos de arte francés, 24 May-24 June 1977, no. 1, illustrated.
Vienna, Künstlerhaus, Zauber der Medusa: Europäische Manierismen (catalogue by W. Hofmann), 3 April-12 July 1987, section I. Aslco cited pp. 139; 223 (section IV, under no. 51); 411 (section IX, under no. 7), illustrated p. 113.
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Poussin och hans tid: Franskt 1600-tal i Statens konstmuseer, 26 February-30 April 1988, no. 1, also cited in essay, p. 13.