Caption

Art connoisseurs and dealers presented as donkeys, Assemblée de Brocanteurs, print, A satire on the art business in which art connoisseurs and dealers who assess paintings are presented as donkeys. After the drawing by Trémolières in the Hessisches Landes Museum in Darmstadt., printmaker: Anne Claude Philippe Caylus, Paris, after drawing by Pierre Charles Trémolière, c. 1750 - c. 1765, paper, etching, height 148 mm x width 229 mm, ass, donkey, art dealer, parody on art, A detailed line drawing of an interior filled with animals and objects, showing many figures with long ears and snouts seated and standing around tables and easels, some wearing draped cloths over their shoulders and backs; a large central blank rectangular panel or canvas is propped on an easel, surrounded by framed panels and stacked wooden frames leaning against walls; a statue bust on a pedestal appears on the left wall beneath a shelf holding small sculptural forms, and an oval framed picture hangs nearby; a reclining human figure rests atop a raised rectangular object toward the back right, while a standing human figure gestures beside stacked frames; various stools, covered tables, and scattered sheets or boards occupy the floor space, with detailed crosshatched shading and horizontal linework filling the background walls and architectural arches.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_492

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35.3Mb (10.4Mb) / 14.6in x 9.4in / 4383 x 2815 (300dpi)

Keywords

Art connoisseurs dealers presented donkeys Assemblée de Brocanteurs print satire art business art connoisseurs dealers assess paintings presented drawing Trémolières Hessisches Landes Museum Darmstadt printmaker Anne Claude Philippe Caylus Paris Pierre Charles Trémolière c 1750 - c 1765 paper etching height 148 mm x width 229 mm ass donkey art dealer parody art detailed line drawing interior filled animals objects showing figures long ears snouts seated standing tables easels wearing draped cloths shoulders backs large central blank rectangular panel canvas propped easel surrounded framed panels stacked wooden frames leaning walls statue bust pedestal left wall beneath shelf holding small sculptural forms oval framed picture hangs nearby reclining human figure rests atop raised rectangular object back right standing human figure gestures beside stacked frames various stools covered tables scattered sheets boards occupy floor space detailed crosshatched shading horizontal linework filling background walls architectural arches