Pair of Vintage Large Continental European Chinoiserie Oil on Leather Panel Paintings

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This pair of vertical wall panels is a striking example of Continental European Chinoiserie executed in the Rococo or "Grotesque" … Read more This pair of vertical wall panels is a striking example of Continental European Chinoiserie executed in the Rococo or "Grotesque" style. Instead of traditional canvas, these unique luxury decorative panels are painted using oil pigments directly onto stretched leather sheets, which are typically secured with upholstery nails along the sides of heavy wooden backing frames.

Popularized in 18th-century Europe, Chinoiserie represents a Western artistic interpretation or fanciful recreation of East Asian motifs rather than authentic Eastern art. The layout borrows heavily from the Renaissance and Rococo "grotesque" tradition, utilizing thin, symmetrical arabesque scrolls, delicate ribbons, and floating architectural frameworks to stack playful, stylized figures vertically.

Dimensions: height 47 in x Width 24 in
Oil on leather , stretched over wood boards. See less