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oil paint (paint)144 × 141 Cm
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Jean-Baptiste Oudry received numerous commissions from Louis XV of France, who admired his skill as a painter of animals and still lifes. The artist frequently combined his two specialties, as in this work, in which a monkey, an animal celebrated in this period for its mischievous and lustful character, snatches a few grapes. The French Rococo taste for the sensual is manifest in the lush, overripe quality of the fruits and flowers, reminiscent of 17th-century Flemish works that Oudry is known to have studied. Paintings such as this typically adorned dining rooms as part of an overall decorative scheme.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 144 × 141 Cm |
| Tags | still lifeanimalsvasetulipstreesskypink (color)naturemonkeysleavesleafgreen (color)grapesfruitfoliageflowerscloudsbowl |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Louis Aubert, Lyon (died c....
Louis Aubert, Lyon (died c. 1886)
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his sale, Hôtel des Ventes, Lyons, April 12–13, 1886, lot 43, as Singe dérobant des fruits....
his sale, Hôtel des Ventes, Lyons, April 12–13, 1886, lot 43, as Singe dérobant des fruits. Paris art market, c. 1970 [according to Opperman 1977 and telephone conversation of Opperman with Martha Wolff, July 12, 2005]. Heim Gallery, London by 1977
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Susan Wise and Malcolm Warner, French and British Paintings from 1600 to 1800 in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Collection
Susan Wise and Malcolm Warner, French and British Paintings from 1600 to 1800 in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Collection (Chicago, 1996), pp. 109–112, 111 (ill.).
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James Yood, Feasting: A Celebration of Food in Art: Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago
James Yood, Feasting: A Celebration of Food in Art: Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago (New York: Universe, 1992), n. p., no. 9 (ill.).
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“Une Ténébreuse Affaire,” Apollo 117
“Une Ténébreuse Affaire,” Apollo 117 (January 1983), p. 2, fig. 1.
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exhibition
Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, J.–B. Oudry, 1686–1755, 1982–83, cat. 32 (cat. 17 in English catalogue); traveled to Kimbell Art Museum, Forth Worth, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri.
Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, J.–B. Oudry, 1686–1755, 1982–83, cat. 32 (cat. 17 in English catalogue); traveled to Kimbell Art Museum, Forth Worth, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri.
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Amina Okada, “J. B. Oudry, 1686–1755: La Tentation de la nature morte,” Le Petit Journal des grandes expositions 122
Amina Okada, “J. B. Oudry, 1686–1755: La Tentation de la nature morte,” Le Petit Journal des grandes expositions 122 (1982), n. p.
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“La Chronique des arts,” Gazette des Beaux–Arts 6th ser. 93
“La Chronique des arts,” Gazette des Beaux–Arts 6th ser. 93 (1979), suppl. to no. 1323, p. 77.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago: 100 Masterpieces
The Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago: 100 Masterpieces (Chicago, 1978), pp. 25, 69 (color ill.).
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sold to the Art Institute, 1977.
sold to the Art Institute, 1977.
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Hal N. Opperman, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, vol. 1
Hal N. Opperman, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, vol. 1 (New York and London: Garland Publishing Inc., 1977), pp. 78-79, 528–29, no. P447, vol. 2, fig. 100.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 1977–78
The Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 1977–78 (Chicago, 1978), pp. 5, 11, frontispiece (color ill.)
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