Piat Joseph Sauvage (workshop of). (1744 Tournai – 1818) Title: Un bas-relief en trompe l'oeil représentant des putti à une fête champêtre en grisaille Medium: Oil on canvas Period circa 1780 Provenance: From a private French collection and thence a leading UK art dealership from which they were acquired as attributed to the painter in need of restoration. The painting has been professionally restored during 2023. We are offering the painting as workshop of the painter. Overall size with the frame 160 cm x 100 cm x 4 cm with the painting itself measuring 138 cm x 78 cm A superb, very large and highly decorative 18th century oil on canvas depiction of Putti at a fête champêtre "en grisaille" which had been attributed to Piat Joseph Sauvage (1744-1814) when we acquired it from a leading UK art dealer .We are offering it as workshop of the painter. The painting was restored around 70-100 years after it painted by the Parisian studio of Paul Kiewert who founded the Maison Kiewert conservation studio in Paris in the 1850's. The original restoration citation note is still legible on the original stretcher bar on the verso (see photo's). We acquired the painting on the basis of this attribution from a leading UK art dealership and on the understanding that the painting was in need of new and detailed restoration. The new restoration of the painting was carried out by a professional art restoration specialist in 2023. See notes below. A transcription the restoration process will be sent to the buyer with the painting for future reference. Piat Sauvage was a Belgian painter, member of the Académie Royale in 1781, who became famous for his trompe-l’œil works imitating sculpture. In the 1780s, he participated in the decoration of the interiors of the royal châteaux of Rambouillet and Versailles, creating paintings on several different media, and using materials such as marble, ivory, and porcelain. Condition report: The painting is In excellent restored condition. We commissioned the restoration of the painting last year over a three month period . The painting was professionally cleaned and restored and this included lining the originally canvas onto a new support using the methodology of mounting onto conservation board which is fully reversible by the conservator using a conservation grade reversible heat - activated adhesive. The painting had been framed within a museum quality new frame. The restoration citation will be provided to the buyer for future reference. Please note : The frame that is included in the pictures above has been added to the artwork by a third party/the seller, as such it’s not an integral part of the object. The frame is being provided to you at no additional costs so that when your artwork arrives at your house you can immediately display it on your wall. As such any damages to the frame itself, that do not affect the integrity of the artwork, cannot be accepted as a valid reason to open a claim or request a cancellation. We would also point out that whilst we insure all paintings before shipping that we have no control over shipping once we have sent the painting . The successful bidder will be responsible for paying any import duties and any associated VAT in the country of destination . Please refer to the auction terms regarding this before bidding. All of the art that we sell is insured for shipping ( subject to the above ). All shipping is professionally packed. . we have been getting most paintings shipped to most parts of the EU with 5 working days but we cannot guarantee this . We have on a couple of occasions experienced a few delays with customs in certain countries over the last few weeks. Please Note: Studio/Gallery photos of paintings on an easel on the published material are intended only to represent accurately the size of the painting within that room environment. Also refer to the shipping costs and note the auctioneers disclaimer regarding potential customs charges . We cannot calculate these as they are levied in the country of destination and the amount payable is determined by customs there and not by ourselves or the auctioneers. We have experienced some customs charging higher than expected import taxes; so we would advise bidders to attempt the establish the likely excise duties that your own National customs will charge you before bidding and committing to buy the painting. We must emphasise it is NOT the UK customs. Please check out our Westcoast Fine art auction which will be running from the 6th of September on Catawki.