German painter (18th-19th century) - Trompe l'oeil with documents, engravings, and still life.

German painter (18th-19th century) - Trompe l'oeil with documents, engravings, and still life. 38 x 53 cm (unframed) - 41.5 x 56.5 cm (framed). Tempera on paper, in a gilded wooden frame. German painter from the German-speaking area, active at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. The painting belongs to the genre of "billboard" trompe l'oeil, a compositional formula of long North European tradition that simulates a flat surface on which papers, prints, documents, and overlapping clippings are accumulated. The illusionistic rendering is precise: one can distinguish an assignat from the French Republic, an Austrian genealogical almanac, engravings with figures, a view with a bridge, a portrait of a gentleman, and a still life with a cat, fruit, and vegetables, all arranged with studied randomness on a painted wooden background. The German and French texts visible on the papers testify to a cultured Central European cultural environment, likely placeable in the Austro-German area between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Condition report: Good state of preservation of the pictorial surface, signs of aging and wear are present. All shipments within the EU are free and professionally packed. This item is sold with a legally valid certificate of authenticity. Further details on the condition report are available upon request. Viezzi Arte guarantees quality and professionalism at competitive prices, contact us at [email protected] or via WhatsApp at +39 3402841279. Message to non-Italian buyers: This work has not yet obtained the free export certificate from Italy, issued by the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage, which attests that the work does not belong to the Italian cultural heritage and can therefore be freely exported. The regulations in force from 2026 provide for reduced times for works with a declared value of less than 50,000 euros, established at the discretion of the expert commission: on average 2-3 weeks from sending the request. All costs related to this procedure are included in the price. Disclaimer Rendering: The setting images are AI-generated for illustrative purposes and may not respect the actual proportions of the work.