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Dec. 10, 2024
TOMAS HIEPES, OR YEPES (1598) / Valencia (1668) "Birds in a corral"
Est: €12,000 - €16,000
Oil on canvas. Reference bibliography: Cherry, P., Art and Nature. Spanish Still Life of the Golden Age, Madrid, 1999, early 271-285; Lopez Terrada, MJ, "The Still Life Painting of Tomas Yepes (c.1600 - 1674)", Ars Longa, no. 21, 2012, early 233-251; Marco, V., Baroque Painting in Valencia (1600-1737), CEEH, Madrid, early 189-196. One of the most important figures of the Valencian Baroque school was Tomas Hiepes, known mainly for his role as a still life painter. An equally important part of his production is very close to genre painting, in which Hiepes creates a type of work in which he attaches great importance to the landscape and whose protagonists are hunters with their trophies, birds in the open air, poultry and gardens with the presence of humans or some kind of animal. The technical and formal aspects of this painting allow it to be assigned to the Valencian painter and to be related to some of his compositions that, with this same theme, are preserved in some collections. Among the most successful are those of the Fondation Rau pour le Tiers-Monde in Zurich (Marco, 2021, cat. 74 and 102), which show farmyard and exotic animals located in beautiful gardens, but there are also known cases of birds represented outdoors such as the one that appeared in international trade with a Common Thrush, partridges, quails and black-tailed godwit in a landscape (Marco, 2021, cat. 110). As Lopez Terrada (2012, early 248-249) pointed out, the rigorous precision of the drawing, the closed silhouette and the stillness of these animals give them a somewhat naive and linear appearance, which is why it has been thought that Yepes used engraved repertoires and even that his models were stuffed animals. This character notably differentiates him from the dynamism and baroque tone of the compositions of other painters outside Spain who specialized in the genre during the 17th century, such as Adriaen van Utrecht (1599-1652) or Melchior de Hondecoeter (1636-1695); Yepes undoubtedly took his inspiration from them in the creation of this composition, in the same way as other Valencian painters did in the 1960s, such as Miguel March, as can be seen in his Kite Attacking a Henhouse in the Prado Museum (Marco 2021, cat. 25) or the Pair of Dead Birds in a Landscape from the former Estoup collection (Marco 2021, cat. 26). The painting shows a brand new rooster accompanied by a pair of hens with their corresponding retinue of chicks receiving a visit from an elusive bird that sneaks into the foreground. As Cherry pointed out in his study (1999, p. 281), Yepes shows his meticulousness and his taste for detail and exquisite finishes, taking into account the careful representation of the plumage of the birds and the botanical species represented. Measurements: 90 x 115 cm.
Ansorena
Nov. 25, 2024
TOMÁS YEPES (Valencia, ca. 1610-1674). "Still life". Oil on canvas. Relined. Attached report by Don José Gómez Frechina. Work reproduced in the catalog "Tefaf Maastricht", 2017. p.283.
Est: €18,000 - €20,000
TOMÁS YEPES (Valencia, ca. 1610-1674). "Still life". Oil on canvas. Relined. Attached report by Don José Gómez Frechina. Work reproduced in the catalog "Tefaf Maastricht", 2017. p.283. It presents restorations on the pictorial surface. Measurements: 71 x 110 cm; 93.5 x 132.5 cm (frame). A distinctive feature of much of Yepes' production is the importance of symmetry in his compositions, also present in this canvas that focuses attention on a yellow melon on a plate open in twelve slices. This same element is also present in a canvas signed by Yepes and made known by Perez Sanchez in the monographic exhibition dedicated to the Valencian still life painter by the Bancaja Foundation in 1995. It should be noted that the presence of the partridges and the virtuosity with which they are portrayed are very reminiscent of the "Still Life of Birds and Freedmen" which belongs to the collection of the Museo Nacional del Prado (Madrid). In the same way that the figs present similarity with another piece of the Prado Museum entitled "Still life of figs". Tomás Yepes is currently considered the most outstanding still life painter of the Valencian Baroque and, in fact, to him we owe the greatest interest in this genre in the Valencian sphere. Although he was born around 1610, Yepes already enters the second half of the century, and in fact he continues working until the seventies, although he does not evolve too much; in his work we do not see the dynamism of Arellano's flowers, since he continues to arrange them in a radial, geometric way, in the manner of the first Spanish Baroque, as we see in this canvas. The present work continues the precepts of this master of still life. His language is characterized by several features that we can observe here: importance of naturalism, detailed and precise technique especially visible in the qualities of the objects, mainly warm chromatic range, typically Valencian; influence of the Neapolitan still life in the brightness and sumptuousness of some elements and a certain tenebrist character in the lighting. The artist, as Yepes did in his day, places all objects in the foreground: Today we know little biographical information about Tomás Yepes; his works appear signed between 1642 and 1674, the year of his death, and he develops a still life related to Castile and Italy, although we do not know how the latter influence reached him. His works are currently preserved in the Prado Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Valencia and the Monastery of the Descalzas Reales in Madrid, among other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Nov. 19, 2024
HIEPES TOMAS (1610 - 1674) - Attributed to. Vase of flowers
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
HIEPES TOMAS (1610 - 1674). Attributed to. Vase of flowers. 60 x 70 cm.
Capitolium Art
Oct. 01, 2024
TOMÁS YEPES (Valencia, ca. 1610-1674). "Couple of still lifes with quinces". Oil on canvas. Relined (x2). Works exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts of Murcia.
Est: €30,000 - €40,000
TOMÁS YEPES (Valencia, ca. 1610-1674). "Couple of still lifes with quinces". Oil on canvas. Relined (x2). Works exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts of Murcia. Works reproduced in the catalog "Masters of the Spanish Baroque, Granados Collection, Unpublished Work. Museum of Fine Arts of Murcia. 2020-2021. p. 94 and Gómez Frechina, J. Masters of the Spanish Baroque. Museo de BB. AA. de Murcia, Murcia 2020, cat. no. 21 and 22 p. 88. 88. They present Repainting and restorations on the pictorial surface. Measurements: 55 x 75.5 cm (x2); 71.5 x 91.5 cm (frames, x2). Following the words of the study of Gómez Frechina "this pair of still lifes with fruits offers the typical characteristics of the painter Tomás Yepes, with a taste for symmetry in both compositions, distributing the fruits in the center on two tables with blue tablecloths and the typical tips of Italy in the edges. As in other examples of Yepes, the fruits appear with some branches and leaves. The corporeality achieved in the fruits with an exquisite play of light and shadow and the importance of the glazes, not always preserved, in the way of composing and modeling of the Valencian painter stand out. These canvases, companions with fruits, perhaps respond to two still lifes quoted by Orellana in property of Pare Ambrosi Esteve: "One, basket of pears and the other, of apples". The scholar notes that the realism of the fruits deceived the painter's daughter, who was going to restore them... Another pair of still lifes, signed on the back as Thomas Yepes and dated 1642, from the Museo Nacional del Prado, formerly from the Naseiro collection, Frutero de Delft y dos floreros (67 x 96 cm; inv. P.7909) and Dos fruteros sobre una mesa (67 x 96 cm; inv. P.7910), present tablecloths with similar embroidery. The same can be seen in Yepes' Still Life with Sweets and Dried Fruits (76.5 x 112 cm) and Still Life with Desserts and Flowers (76.5 x 112 cm) in the Arango collection. Yepes' realism and expertise in capturing from reality the inanimate objects sometimes close to trompe l'oeil was already praised by the aforementioned Orellana:"And I said (sic) in writings, because otherwise, it is very trivial and frequent (sic) his name with applause, and I keep from his hand with esteem a basket full of ubas (sic), whose grains, diaphanous and transparent, with their branches, could deceive the birds, like those ubas (sic) works so celebrated by Zeuris (Biografia Pictorica Valentina o Vida de los pintores, arquitectos, escultores y grabadores valencianos, edited by Xavier de Salas, Valencia 1930 and 1967)". The incorporation now of this pair of still lifes with fruits, to the pictorial corpus of Yepes contributes to a greater knowledge of the production of one of the most interesting and versatile still life painters of the Spanish XVII century". Tomás Yepes is currently considered the most outstanding still life painter of the Valencian Baroque, and in fact to him we owe the greatest interest in this genre in the Valencian sphere. Although he was born around 1610, Yepes began his artistic production in the second half of the century, and continued working until the seventies, although his painting does not present great stylistic changes throughout his production. In his work we can appreciate a search for geometry and symmetry through the composition of the flowers, which he places in a radial arrangement, in the manner of the early Spanish baroque, as we see in this canvas. His aesthetic language is characterized by several features that we can observe in this work. Among them are the importance of naturalism, detailed and precise technique especially visible in the qualities of the objects, chromatic range mainly warm, typically Valencian; influence of the Neapolitan still life in the brightness and the sumptuousness of some elements and a certain tenebrist character in the lighting. Regarding the biographical data that allude to Tomás Yepes, there is no extensive bibliography that can establish his entire artistic career. It is known that his works were signed between 1642 and 1674, the year of his death. Currently his works are kept in different private collections and in relevant artistic centers among which the Prado Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia and the Monastery of the Descalzas Reales of Madrid, among other public and private collections, stand out. Works exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts of Murcia. Works reproduced in the catalog "Masters of the Spanish Baroque, Granados Collection, Unpublished Works. Museum of Fine Arts of Murcia. 2020-2021. p. 94 and Gómez Frechina, J. Masters of the Spanish Baroque. Museo de BB. AA. de Murcia, Murcia 2020, cat. no. 21 and 22 p. 88. 88. They present Repainting and restorations on the pictorial surface.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 25, 2024
TOMAS YEPES (Valencia, c. 1610-1674). "Still life". Oil on canvas. Relined. Attached report issued by the historian Don José Gómez Frechina. It presents restorations.
Est: €7,000 - €8,000
TOMÁS YEPES (Valencia, ca. 1610-1674). "Still life". Oil on canvas. Re-coloured. Attached report issued by the historian Don José Gómez Frechina. It presents restorations. Measurements: 62,5 x 82,5 cm; 77 x 97 cm (frame). In this work Hiepes offers us a still life of dynamic and scenographic character, typically baroque, in which a typically Spanish base is combined with an Italian influence characteristic of the Valencian school of the baroque. This school was greatly influenced by the tenebrism of Caravaggio in the 17th century, as Italian paintings destined for the royal collections arrived in Spain via the port of Valencia. This work combines the compositional dynamism of the full Baroque with a chromatic and luminous treatment directly derived from Caravaggio. The bright, anti-classical tones of the flowers, among which pink and red stand out, are joined by a whole series of earthy, ochre and carmine colours that form the basis of the Caravaggesque palette, constituting an interesting visual counterpoint. With regard to the general structure, this is a work that clearly belongs to the Spanish Baroque period. Tomás Hiepes is currently considered the most outstanding still-life painter of the Valencian Baroque, and in fact he is responsible for the greatest interest in this genre in the Valencian sphere. Although he was born around 1610, Hiepes began his artistic production in the second half of the century and continued to work until the 1970s, although his painting does not show any major stylistic changes throughout his production. In his work we can appreciate a search for geometry and symmetry through the composition of the flowers, which he arranges in a radial manner, in the manner of the early Spanish Baroque, as we can see in this canvas. His aesthetic language is characterised by several features that can be seen in this work. These include the importance of naturalism, a detailed and precise technique, especially visible in the qualities of the objects, a mainly warm, typically Valencian colour range, the influence of the Neapolitan still life in the brightness and sumptuousness of some elements and a certain tenebrist character in the lighting. With regard to the biographical information on Tomás Hiepes, there is no extensive bibliography that can establish his entire artistic career. It is known that his works were signed between 1642 and 1674, the year of his death. His works are currently held in various private collections and important art centres, including the Museo del Prado, the Museo de Bellas Artes in Valencia and the Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales in Madrid, among other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 16, 2024
Tomas Yepes (1600 – 1674) – School
Est: €180 - €360
Tomas Yepes (1600 – 1674) – School, flower and fruit still life in bowl. Oil on canvas. Damages. Described Jacob Van Wuren. 60 x 90 cm.
Deutsch Auktionen
May. 21, 2024
TOMÁS HIEPES - Bodegón con cesta de barquillos, turrones y roscos sobre mesa con mantel bordado
Est: -
TOMÁS HIEPES Valencia 1610 - 1674 Bodegón con cesta de barquillos, turrones y roscos sobre mesa con mantel bordado. c. 1640-1650 Óleo sobre lienzo Medidas 66 x 90 cm Al dorso inscrito: HIEPES=PINXIT/VALENCIA". Procedencia: - Colección particular, Madrid. Tomás Hiepes o Yepes fue el pintor de bodegones más célebre de Valencia durante el siglo XVII. Al igual que otras regiones de España, la pintura de naturalezas muertas en Valencia no comenzó a despuntar hasta la década de 1640. Sus composiciones se distinguen por un halo minimalista, y “encanto arcaico”. El 16 de octubre de 1616 lo encontramos inscrito en el Colegio de Pintores de Valencia como “Tomás Yepes, pintor”. Las escasas referencias documentales que han llegado hasta hoy nos detallan que estaba casado con Ana Heres o Eres, hija de un adinerado carpintero y miembro de una familia de terratenientes dedicados al comercio del tinte. Estos mismos documentos nos informan que la hermana de Hiepes, Vicenta, era la dueña de una confitería donde confeccionaba dulces y confituras, los mismos temas que luego predominarán en sus pinturas. Uno de los datos más reseñables destaca que tuvo tratos con los banqueros y comerciantes de la feria de Medina del Campo donde pudo vender sus pinturas, y conocer los bodegones de otros afamados pintores que trabajaban en Castilla, como Juan van der Hamen y Alejandro de Loarte. Su célebre reputación como pintor de fruteros merecieron los elogios del cronista local Marco Antonio Ortí. El testimonio documental más conocido sobre el artista procede de una relación descriptiva del historiador del arte local Marcos Antonio Orellana (1731-1813) quien señaló que “sus flores son sutiles, traslúcidas y ligeras, sus frutos muy naturales y todo hecho con perfección admirable. Sus pinturas... son estimadas y celebradas, y no se ven cestas con frutas, flores, etc., galletas, pasteles, quesos o pasteles... que estén tan bien ejecutados de conformidad con las cosas reales, sin pensar y estimar que sean obras de Yepes". Esta importante e inédita pareja de bodegones de dulces y postres de Tomás Hiepes pueden relacionarse con algunas obras tempranas del pintor que conservan el mismo esquema compositivo, disposición frontal y claroscuro que definen buena parte de su producción temprana (Pareja de bodegones, óleo sobre lienzo, 76,5 x 112 cm., colección Plácido Arango). El fino encaje que decora la cenefa del mantel blanco denominado “puntas de Italia” o “encajes de Milán” se pueden encontrar en otras obras de Hiepes que datan de principios de la década de 1640. Ambos bodegones evidencian su maestría en describir con meticulosa precisión las delicadas puntillas de encaje, la transparencia de la cristalería y las complejas e intricadas formas de los dulces artesanales. La contenida simplicidad y aparente simetría de la composición han sido interrumpidas por algunos objetos dispuestos al azar. Estas obras están directamente relacionadas con los lienzos que unos años antes había pintado en la corte Juan van der Hamen y León. Curiosamente algunos elementos que aparecen en sus obras, como las cajas de madera para dulces y el tarro de cristal se asemejan mucho a las que figuran en cuadros del pintor madrileño. El artista ha empleado oro fino para resaltar algunos elementos como el búcaro rojo y otros dulces. Bibliografía: - Cherry, Peter, El bodegón español en el Siglo de Oro, Fundación de Apoyo a la Historia del Arte Hispánico, Madrid, 1999, pp. 271-274. - López Terrada, María José, La pintura de bodegones de Tomás de Hiepes (c. 1600-1674), Ars Longa (21), Universidad de Valencia, 2012, pp. 233-251. - De Salas, Xavier, Biografía pictórica valenciana o Vida de los pintores, arquitectos, escultores y grabadores valencianos, Valencia, 1967, pp. 221-222.
Subastas Segre
Apr. 25, 2024
TOMÁS YEPES OR HIEPES (VALENCIA, 1598 - 1674)
Est: €100,000 - €120,000
Tomás Yepes or Hiepes (Valencia, 1598 - 1674) 'Vase with fruits and birds in a landscape'. Oil on canvas. Signed 'T.HIEPES F.'. On the back, it has marks of the collection of the Marquis of Mancera, CDTP, D-D-A-S-D Tº S- DUX -GEN. 75 x 100.5 cm. Tomás Yepes, who also signed his work as Tomás Hiepes, was 'the most outstanding still-life painter in Valencian Baroque painting', according to the Prado Museum. His work is known from 1642 until the year of his death. His specialisation in still lifes was, in fact, unusual in his artistic context, for while 'other contemporary artists established in Valencia devoted themselves to painting religious themes, Yepes specialised in still-life painting, producing vases, kitchen still lifes, still lifes of fruit, sideboards, sweet things, landscapes with animals and, in general, all kinds of still lifes that fit well within the artistic environment of early Valencian naturalism, with intense effects of chiaroscuro and within the aesthetics of tenebrism', as stated by the Spanish Royal Academy of History. As can be seen in our work, the master opted for an orderly, symmetrical presentation which was to be seen throughout his career. He probably had contacts with Castile, since, as Herbert González reports in the RAH, much of his early work is reminiscent of 'the style of Castilian still life painters, particularly Jan van der Hamen and Alejandro Loarte'. The Prado Museum houses more than a dozen still lifes, vases and landscapes by our artist. Provenance: Collection of the II Marquis of Mancera and Viceroy of Mexico, Don Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina y Salazar (Madrid, 1608 - 13.II.1715).Appointed by King Philip IV in 1663 Viceroy of New Spain, a position he held from 1664 to 1673. Works as important as the inlaid trunk of Villa Alta (Oaxaca, New Spain) belonged to the same collection of the Marquises of Mancera and at his death of his daughter Dª María Luisa de Toledo. As Andrés Gutiérrez Usillos indicates, 'The people that moved to American lands, especially the high positions of the viceregal administration, took with them diverse works of art and luxurious trousseaus that tried to evidence the expression of their status and to show the sumptuousness of their residences. Upon their return, they also returned to the Peninsula with many other goods, especially those objects that had become references of good taste, opulence or exoticism and whose simple possession denoted prestige for the family. One of the examples of New Spain trousseaus imported to Spain is the one related to the Marquis of Mancera, viceroy in New Spain between 1664 and 1673, and his family'. Our painting appears published in the book 'Pintura barroca en Valencia, 1600 - 1737' identified with the number 56, page 448. Bibliographic references: - Museo del Prado. (n.d.). 'Hiepes, Tomás'. https://www.museodelprado.es/aprende/enciclopedia/voz/hiepes-tomas/0e2b0c7d-8a9f-4fcd-b80d-c9ce8198ae07 - González Zymla, Herbert. (n.d.). 'Tomás Yepes'. https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/40939/tomas-yepes
La Suite Subastas
Apr. 10, 2024
TOMÁS YEPES (Valencia, ca. 1610-1674). "Still life". Oil on canvas. Relined. Attached report by Don José Gómez Frechina. Work reproduced in the catalog "Tefaf Maastricht", 2017. p.283.
Est: €80,000 - €100,000
TOMÁS YEPES (Valencia, ca. 1610-1674). "Still life". Oil on canvas. Relined. Attached report by Don José Gómez Frechina. Work reproduced in the catalog "Tefaf Maastricht", 2017. p.283. It presents restorations on the pictorial surface. Measurements: 71 x 110 cm; 93.5 x 132.5 cm (frame). A distinctive feature of much of Yepes' production is the importance of symmetry in his compositions, also present in this canvas that focuses attention on a yellow melon on a plate open in twelve slices. This same element is also present in a canvas signed by Yepes and made known by Perez Sanchez in the monographic exhibition dedicated to the Valencian still life painter by the Bancaja Foundation in 1995. It should be noted that the presence of the partridges and the virtuosity with which they are portrayed are very reminiscent of the "Still Life of Birds and Freedmen" which belongs to the collection of the Museo Nacional del Prado (Madrid). In the same way that the figs present similarity with another piece of the Prado Museum entitled "Still life of figs". Tomás Yepes is currently considered the most outstanding still life painter of the Valencian Baroque and, in fact, to him we owe the greatest interest in this genre in the Valencian sphere. Although he was born around 1610, Yepes already enters the second half of the century, and in fact he continues working until the seventies, although he does not evolve too much; in his work we do not see the dynamism of Arellano's flowers, since he continues to arrange them in a radial, geometric way, in the manner of the first Spanish Baroque, as we see in this canvas. The present work continues the precepts of this master of still life. His language is characterized by several features that we can observe here: importance of naturalism, detailed and precise technique especially visible in the qualities of the objects, mainly warm chromatic range, typically Valencian; influence of the Neapolitan still life in the brightness and sumptuousness of some elements and a certain tenebrist character in the lighting. The artist, as Yepes did in his day, places all objects in the foreground: Today we know little biographical information about Tomás Yepes; his works appear signed between 1642 and 1674, the year of his death, and he develops a still life related to Castile and Italy, although we do not know how the latter influence reached him. His works are currently preserved in the Prado Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Valencia and the Monastery of the Descalzas Reales in Madrid, among other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 29, 2024
Tomás Yepes (c.1598 - Valencia, Spain, c.1668) "Still life with pomegranates, flowerpot and pigeon"
Est: €12,000 - €15,000
Tomás Yepes (c.1598 - Valencia, Spain, c.1668) "Still life with pomegranates, flowerpot and pigeon" Oil on canvas 60 x 82 cm 12.000 - 15.000 € Certified by Dr. José Frechina
Greco Subastas
Dec. 18, 2023
TOMAS HIEPES, OR YEPES (1598) / Valencia (1668) "Vase with flowers"
Est: €165,000 - €220,000
Oil on canvas. Origin: Madrid, private collection. Reference bibliography: - Perez Sanchez, AE, Thomas Yepes, exhibition catalogue, Fundacion Bancaja, Valencia, 1995; - Romero Asenjo, R., The Spanish still life in the 17th century: revealing its hidden nature, Icono I&R, Madrid, 2009, early 253-277; - Marco Garcia, V., Baroque painting in Valencia (1600-1737), CEEH, Madrid, 2021. Tomas Hiepes, or Yepes, is one of the main representatives of still life painting of the 17th century, and also the most outstanding figure of the 16th century Valencian school in this type of genre. His production abounds in still lifes, flower painting and, to a lesser extent, landscapes. His abundant production is due to the fact that he managed to develop intense commercial activity within and outside the borders of the Kingdom of Valencia. His works were always highly appreciated by the wealthy classes of Spanish society and, since ancient times, they frequently appear in collection and testamentary inventories. The work we present here is a magnificent example of his production in which he shows, imitating nature, an elegant vase with flowers on a pedestal. The container shows with its shine and highlights the metallic qualities of the object and a rich decoration with masks, shields and gallons. The floral repertoires are typical in the painter's work, among which are flowers such as: irises, lilies, hollyhocks, tulips, daisies, roses, carnations, peonies or jasmines. As is common in the Valencian school, the artist uses a chiaroscuro effect causing a significant contrast between the different elements that make up the still life, bathed in light, and the darkness of the neutral background. The technique used by Yepes on this canvas is also typical of Valencia, leaving the color of the preparation exposed in some areas to be able to play with a series of chromatic effects due to transparency. In the same way, another common characteristic can also be seen in his still lifes, which is the use of different chromatic bases for the execution of each type of flower; applying primer spots that do not fit the floral silhouette, as they are usually smaller in size, and that serve to create a greater richness of textures, color ranges and lighting effects. This work, in the past, must have formed a pendant with another Flower Vase that appeared in Madrid stores in 2001 (Fernando Duran, Auction of February 26, 2001, lot 259). We base it on the fact that both share the same measurements, similar floral arrangements in their composition, and the same type of bronze metal vase, with a foot, rounded and profusely decorated body. As in this case, in the aforementioned tender its Levantine origin was indicated: “Collection of paintings from an important Valencian house”; Therefore, both paintings must have been conceived at the same time and for the same client. Measurements: 110 x 80 cm.
Ansorena
Dec. 13, 2023
TOMAS YEPES (Valencia, c. 1610-1674). "Still life". Oil on canvas. Relined. Attached report issued by the historian Don José Gómez Frechina. It presents restorations.
Est: €9,000 - €10,000
TOMÁS YEPES (Valencia, ca. 1610-1674). "Still life". Oil on canvas. Re-coloured. Attached report issued by the historian Don José Gómez Frechina. It presents restorations. Measurements: 62,5 x 82,5 cm; 77 x 97 cm (frame). In this work Hiepes offers us a still life of dynamic and scenographic character, typically baroque, in which a typically Spanish base is combined with an Italian influence characteristic of the Valencian school of the baroque. This school was greatly influenced by the tenebrism of Caravaggio in the 17th century, as Italian paintings destined for the royal collections arrived in Spain via the port of Valencia. This work combines the compositional dynamism of the full Baroque with a chromatic and luminous treatment directly derived from Caravaggio. The bright, anti-classical tones of the flowers, among which pink and red stand out, are joined by a whole series of earthy, ochre and carmine colours that form the basis of the Caravaggesque palette, constituting an interesting visual counterpoint. With regard to the general structure, this is a work that clearly belongs to the Spanish Baroque period. Tomás Hiepes is currently considered the most outstanding still-life painter of the Valencian Baroque, and in fact he is responsible for the greatest interest in this genre in the Valencian sphere. Although he was born around 1610, Hiepes began his artistic production in the second half of the century and continued to work until the 1970s, although his painting does not show any major stylistic changes throughout his production. In his work we can appreciate a search for geometry and symmetry through the composition of the flowers, which he arranges in a radial manner, in the manner of the early Spanish Baroque, as we can see in this canvas. His aesthetic language is characterised by several features that can be seen in this work. These include the importance of naturalism, a detailed and precise technique, especially visible in the qualities of the objects, a mainly warm, typically Valencian colour range, the influence of the Neapolitan still life in the brightness and sumptuousness of some elements and a certain tenebrist character in the lighting. With regard to the biographical information on Tomás Hiepes, there is no extensive bibliography that can establish his entire artistic career. It is known that his works were signed between 1642 and 1674, the year of his death. His works are currently held in various private collections and important art centres, including the Museo del Prado, the Museo de Bellas Artes in Valencia and the Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales in Madrid, among other public and private collections.
Setdart Auction House
May. 10, 2023
Tomas Hiepes, Valencia 1598 - 1674 Valencia, Circle, Fruit still life
Est: €600 - €900
Tomas Hiepes Valencia 1598 - 1674 Valencia, Circle Fruit still life Oil on canvas on carboard 17th century 40 x 40 cm, with frame 53 x 53 cm
Tiberius Auctions
Mar. 28, 2023
TOMAS HIEPES, O YEPES (1598) / Valencia (1668) "Jug with flowers"
Est: €180,000 - €240,000
Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner "TomAs Hiepes Fecit". Origin: Madrid, private collection. Bibliography: - Romero Asenjo, R., The Spanish still life in the 17th century: revealing its hidden nature, Icono I&R, Madrid, 2009, pp. 253-277; - Marco García, V., Baroque painting in Valencia (1600-1737), CEEH, Madrid, 2021, p. 449, TomAs Yepes, cat. no. 80. TomAs Hiepes, or Yepes, is one of the main representatives of still life painting of the 17th century, and also the most outstanding figure of the Valencian school of the 16th century in this type of genre. Still lifes, flower painting and, to a lesser extent, landscapes abound in his production. Its abundant production is due to the fact that it managed to develop an intense commercial activity inside and outside the borders of the Kingdom of Valencia. His works have always been highly appreciated by the well-to-do classes of Spanish society and, long ago, frequently appear in collection inventories and testamentaries. The work that we present here is a magnificent example of his production in which he shows, imitating nature, an elegant jug with flowers on a pedestal on which various fruits appear, such as: cherries, strawberry trees and some unripe almonds. The container shows with its shine and highlights the metallic qualities of the object and a rich decoration with a cherub between bands and chevrons. The floral repertoires are typical of the painter's work and are presided over by an imposing Fritilaria Imperialis, that crowns the arrangement, which is accompanied by other more common species in the painting of the moment such as: tulips, lilies, hyacinths, daisies, roses, peonies, foxgloves or jasmine. The presence of four butterflies flapping their wings brightens the whole ensemble. Although, due to its elegant sobriety and refinement, the first aspect that the painting offers is that of his earliest works, the technical analyzes to which it has been subjected reveal just the opposite. Romero, who unveiled the work in his 2009 study, revealed a series of data that allow us to situate its execution in the final phase of Yepes's career, in the 1960s, a stage in the painter's production in the that sacrifices the precision of the botanical species to favor that its composition has a much more exuberant appearance. As usual in the Valencian school, the artist uses a chiaroscuro effect, causing a significant contrast between the different elements that make up the still life, bathed in light, and the darkness of the neutral background. The technique used by Yepes on this canvas is also typical of Valencia, leaving the color of the preparation exposed in some areas in order to play with a series of chromatic effects through transparency. In the same way, another habitual characteristic can be seen in his still lifes, which is the use of different chromatic bases for the execution of each type of flower; applying primer spots that do not fit the floral silhouette, as they are usually smaller, and that serve to create a greater richness of textures, color ranges and lighting effects. All this,
Ansorena
Dec. 05, 2019
Attributed to Tomás Hiepes (? c. 1610-1674 Valencia) Tulips and roses in a basket on a ledge; and A gold vase of lilies with... oil on canvas 33 3/8 x 43 ½ in (84.7 x 110.5 cm.) (2)
Est: £15,000 - £25,000
Attributed to Tomás Hiepes (? c. 1610-1674 Valencia) Tulips and roses in a basket on a ledge; and A gold vase of lilies with garlands of flowers oil on canvas 33 3/8 x 43 ½ in (84.7 x 110.5 cm.) (2)a pair
Christie's
Dec. 19, 2018
Attributed to Tomás Yepes, Coastal landscape with a parrot,
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Attributed to Tomás Yepes Valencia c. 1610 - 1674 Coastal landscape with a parrot Oil on canvas With remainings of a partially legible inscrpition: "SI (...) QU (...) HAN (...) EN L(...)" 99x119 cm
Balclis
Oct. 24, 2018
Pareja de floreros
Est: -
Pareja de floreros FOLLOWING MODELS OF TOMÁS YEPES (Valencia, h. 1600 - 1674) Oil on canvas 70 x 50 cm
Isbilya Subastas
Apr. 19, 2018
TOMÁS HIEPES (?1610-1674 VALENCIA) Grapes, peaches and a snail in a Chinese porcelain
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
TOMÁS HIEPES (?1610-1674 VALENCIA) Grapes, peaches and a snail in a Chinese porcelain bowl atop a gilt and inlaid cabinet signed and dated 'Thomas Hiepes fecit ANo 1646' (lower center, on the cabinet) oil on canvas 34 x 32 3/4 in. (86.4 x 83.1 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 25, 2017
TOMAS YEPES (Valencia, 1600 - 1674) Flores sobre un pedestal en un paisaje, ángeles revoloteando y dos fuentes a los pies, una con peras y otra con cerezas». Oil on canvas
Est: -
TOMÁS YEPES (Valencia, h. 1600 - 1674) Firmado "T. HIEPES. F". Obra maestra firmada por el gran pintor de bodegones valenciano del Siglo de Oro. Tenemos muy pocos datos biográficos del autor, pero afortunadamente, han llegado hasta nosotros numerosas obras firmadas que abarcan desde el año 1642 hasta la fecha de su muerte en 1674, lo que nos permite conjeturar que fue un pintor prolífico y con una buena clientela en su tierra natal. Recibió una gran influencia de los pintores del género de la primera mitad del siglo XVII, del grupo de los artistas naturalistas donde se priman las composiciones muy simétricas, el dibujo de los objetos muy definido, una iluminación de raíz tenebrista y la construcción de cada uno de sus objetos o seres con minuciosidad y a base de capas de veladuras que se superponen una sobre otra. En este sentido, podemos ver el conocimiento que tenía nuestro pintor de las obras de nuestro Juan Sánchez Cotán, o de los flamencos Osías Beert, o Clara Peeters. Sus bodegones, como en el caso de esta joya, revelan un pintor preocupado por el detalle, por la descripción precisa de las calidades, hoy casi podríamos llamarlo un hiperrealista. El bodegón que presentamos se encuentra en perfecto estado de conservación. Como detalle interesante encontramos el relieve del jarrón dorado en el que rebosa el ramo de flores. Es una escena bíblica bien conocida: la muerte de Abel a manos de Caín, un asunto que, sin duda, tiene relación con las flores, las peras y las cerezas, alusión al sacrificio de uno de los hijos de Adán y Eva. Por su parte, el paisaje guarda mucha relación con los paisajes flamencos que tan bien conoció Yepes o Hiepes como se muestra en numerosas obras suyas. Procedencia: Duque de Mancera, antiguo virrey de México. Flores sobre un pedestal en un paisaje, ángeles revoloteando y dos fuentes a los pies, una con peras y otra con cerezas Óleo sobre lienzo 100 x 75 cm
Isbilya Subastas
Dec. 21, 2016
Attributed to Tomás Hiepes Valencia h. 1610 - 1674 Flowerpot
Est: €3,000 -
Attributed to Tomás Hiepes Valencia h. 1610 - 1674 Flowerpot Oil on canvas Con marco del siglo XIX en madera moldurada y dorada 88,5x61,5 cm Atribuido a Tomás Hiepes Valencia h. 1610 - 1674 Florero Óleo sobre lienzo Con marco del siglo XIX en madera moldurada y dorada 88,5x61,5 cm
Balclis
Jul. 13, 2016
Attributed to Tomás Hiepes Valencia h. 1610 - 1674 Flowerpot
Est: €5,000 -
Attributed to Tomás Hiepes Valencia h. 1610 - 1674 Flowerpot Oil on canvas Con marco del siglo XIX en madera moldurada y dorada 88,5x61,5 cm Atribuido a Tomás Hiepes Valencia h. 1610 - 1674 Florero Óleo sobre lienzo Con marco del siglo XIX en madera moldurada y dorada 88,5x61,5 cm
Balclis
Jun. 22, 2016
WORKSHOP OF TOMÁS YEPES
Est: -
TALLER DE TOMÁS YEPES ( Valencia, h. 1600 - 1674) Bodegón con frutas, queso y pan Óleo sobre lienzo 98 x 67 cm
Isbilya Subastas
Apr. 27, 2016
*ATTRIBUTED TO TOMÁS HIEPES (VALENCIA CIRCA 1600-1674)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
*ATTRIBUTED TO TOMÁS HIEPES (VALENCIA CIRCA 1600-1674) Apples in a Chinese porcelain bowl on a table-top with vases of flowers oil on canvas 67.2 x 87.5cm (26 7/16 x 34 7/16in).
Bonhams
Feb. 24, 2016
Attributed to Tomás Hiepes Valencia h. 1610 - 1674 Still Life
Est: €9,000 -
Attributed to Tomás Hiepes Valencia h. 1610 - 1674 Still Life Oil on canvas Con marco del siglo XIX en madera moldurada y dorada 88,5x61,5 cm Atribuido a Tomás Hiepes Valencia h. 1610 - 1674 Florero Óleo sobre lienzo Con marco del siglo XIX en madera moldurada y dorada 88,5x61,5 cm
Balclis
Mar. 28, 2014
Tomás Yepes,um 1600 - 1674 Valencia, zug.
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
Der Maler gehört zu den großen Meistern des spanischen Stillebens des 17. Jahrhunderts. 1616 war er bereits im „Colegio de Pintores", der Malerschule von Valencia eingeschrieben. Weitere Bilder seiner Hand befinden sich im Prado, Madrid. STILLEBEN MIT ORANGENBÄUMCHEN IN EINER BEMALTEN, SPANISCHEN KERAMIKVASE Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert. 83 x 65,5 cm. Die runde, glockenförmige Vase mit eingezogenem Fuß, weißer Glasur und roter Arabeskenbemalung mit einem zentralen, nach links springenden, bekrönten Löwen auf einer Marmortischplatte vor dunklem Hintergrund. Der Oberrand der Vase zeigt halbrunde Bögen im Rapport mit dazwischen stehenden, kleinen Stäben mit Kugelabschlüssen. In der Vase ein Orangenbaum mit zahlreichen reifen Früchten und gleichzeitig sich öffnenden Blüten. Der Lichteinfall von links oben hebt die Früchte und den Glanz der Vase hervor. (961952)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Nov. 16, 2013
TOMÁS YEPES, A PAINTED CERAMIC VASE WITH AN ORANGE TREE
Est: €80,000 - €90,000
TOMÁS YEPES, A PAINTED CERAMIC VASE WITH AN ORANGE TREE A PAINTED CERAMIC VASE WITH AN ORANGE TREE Tomás Yepes is one of the great Spanish still life painters of the 17th century. Not much is known about his life, except that he attended the "Colegio de Pintores" (painter's school) in Valencia. Following this, he remains traceable in the same town, where he also died in 1674. The current work is characterised as an early piece by this artist through the frontality and concentration on a single motif. His oeuvre and development as an artist can best be observed in the Prado in Madrid, as this museum holds the most substantial group of his dated paintings. Over the course of time, the radical simplicity of Yepes' compositions changes, and the number of depicted objects increases.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Jul. 03, 2013
Tomás Hiepes (? 1610-1674 Valencia)
Est: -
Tomás Hiepes (? 1610-1674 Valencia) Still-Life with Perseus, Andromeda and the dragon of Poseidon oil on canvas 43 3/8 x 61¾ in. (110.2 x 157.2 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 06, 2013
ATTRIBUTED TO TOM??S HIEPES
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
BORN CIRCA 1610 - 1674 VALENCIA A DECORATIVE GOLD VASE ON A PLINTH WITH GARLANDS OF FLOWERS INCLUDING LILIES AND JONQUILS, AND A BOWL OF PEACHES, PLUMS AND PEARS IN THE FOREGROUND; A BASKET OF FLOWERS INCLUDING TULIPS AND ROSES ON A PLINTH WITH GRAPES, APPLES AND A BOWL OF FIGS IN THE FOREGROUND, TWO HUMMINGBIRDS AND TWO BUTTERFLIES ABOVE Quantity: 2 a pair, both oil on canvas one: 33 by 43 3/8 in.; 83.9 by 110.2 cm.; the other: 33 3/8 by 43 1/2 in.; 84.8 by 110.4 cm.
Sotheby's
Jan. 30, 2013
Tomás Hiepes (? 1610-1674 Valencia)
Est: $300,000 - $400,000
Tomás Hiepes (? 1610-1674 Valencia) Still Life with Perseus, Andromeda and the dragon of Poseidon oil on canvas 43 3/8 x 61¾ in. (110.2 x 157.2 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 01, 2012
Attributed to Tomás Yepes. Valencia circa 1610- 1674. Still life with citrus. Oil on canvas. Origin: private colection of a Spanish ar
Est: €40,000 -
Attributed to Tomás Yepes. Valencia circa 1610- 1674. Still life with citrus. Oil on canvas. Origin: private colection of a Spanish aristocrat. 68X84 cm Atribuido a Tomás Yepes Valencia, h. 1610 - 1674 Bodegón con cítricos Óleo sobre lienzo Procedencia: colección de un aristócrata español 68x84 cm
Balclis
Feb. 09, 2012
Tomás Hiepes (?1610-1674 Valencia)
Est: £300,000 - £500,000
Tomás Hiepes (?1610-1674 Valencia) Sugared fruits and pastries on a parcel-gilt plate, a decorated Manises jar, a glass fountain, wooden boxes and a búcaro, on a wooden ledge oil on canvas 25¾ x 35 1/8 in. (65.4 x 89.2 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 20, 2011
Tomás Yepes Spanish, c. 1610 – 1674 Orange blossom branches in a landscape 31x35,5 cm
Est: €15,000 -
Tomás Yepes Spanish, c. 1610 – 1674 Orange blossom branches in a landscape Oil on canvas Signed 31x35,5 cm Tomás Yepes Valencia h. 1610 - 1674 Ramas de azahar en un paisaje Óleo sobre lienzo Firmado 31x35,5 cm
Balclis
Jan. 27, 2011
TOMÁS HIEPES
Est: $70,000 - $90,000
TOMÁS HIEPES BORN CIRCA 1610 - 1674 VALENCIA TERRACOTTA VASE WITH AN ORANGE BUSH IN FLOWER oil on canvas 33 3/4 by 26 3/8 in.; 85.8 by 67 cm.
Sotheby's
Jan. 27, 2011
TOMÁS HIEPES
Est: $150,000 - $200,000
TOMÁS HIEPES BORN CIRCA 1610 - 1674 VALENCIA STILL LIFE WITH A GUITAR indistinctly signed and dated lower left oil on canvas 31 1/2 by 44 1/2 in.; 80 by 103 cm.
Sotheby's
Jul. 07, 2009
Tómas Hiepes (Valencia 1600-1674)
Est: £400,000 - £600,000
Tómas Hiepes (Valencia 1600-1674) Pomegranates, grapes in a basket and citrons in a formal garden with fruit trees and a fountain, an extensive landscape beyond signed 'THOMAS HIEPES' (lower left) oil on canvas 40¼ x 62½ in. (102 x 159 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 23, 2009
THOMAS HIEPES (VALENCE VERS 1610-1674)
Est: €200,000 - €300,000
THOMAS HIEPES (VALENCE VERS 1610-1674) Une coupe de fruits posée sur un coffret en ébène avec Orphée charmant les animaux signé et daté 'Thomas Hiepes Fecit ANo 1646' (au centre) Huile sur toile 86,3 x 83 cm.
Christie's
Dec. 09, 2004
TOMÁS HIEPES BORN CIRCA 1610 - 1674 VALENCIA
Est: £400,000 - £600,000
oil on canvas, in a Spanish carved and gilt wood frame STILL LIFE OF SUGARED FRUITS, PASTRIES, TURRONES AND SWEETS ON A PARCEL GILT PLATE, TOGETHER WITH A MANISES HONEY JAR, A GLASS VASE AND FOUNTAIN, A STACK OF SWEET BOXES AND A BÚCARO ON A PARCEL GILT TAZZA, ALL ARRANGED UPON A TABLE TOP
Sotheby's