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Felice Boselli (attributed to) A pair of paintings depicting…
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Felice Boselli (attributed to) A pair of paintings depicting…
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,500
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Felice Boselli (attributed to) A pair of paintings depicting *Still Life with Game* and *Still Life with Fish and Shellfish*, oil on canvas, 87 x 118 cm
The two paintings present a nocturnal scene with a strong naturalistic flavour, built upon a tightly structured composition in which animals intended for cooking or storage, large fish, shellfish and other marine elements are juxtaposed with a clear descriptive intent but also with an almost dramatic tension.The approach reveals an interest in the real and tactile, typical of still-life painting in the Lombardy-Emilia region between the 17th and 18th centuries, yet it is executed with a certain freedom: the forms are not rendered analytically but rather suggested through soft, blended brushstrokes, which prioritise the overall effect over meticulous detail. The setting is deliberately undefined, almost theatrical, and helps to isolate the objects in the foreground, accentuating their physical presence.Overall, one discerns a sensibility akin to that of Boselli’s circle, particularly in the rendering of surfaces and in the taste for depicting dead animals in dynamic and slightly disordered compositions, far removed from the more academic rigidity. Set in 19th-century frames.
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