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G. Jouve (18th century)
École Nord, France
Torture / interrogation scene in dark interior.
Oil on wooden panel.

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G. Jouve (18th century)
École Nord, France
Torture / interrogation scene in dark interior.
Oil on wooden panel.

A dramatic interior scene depicting a seated man being held or examined — possibly tortured — by a shadowed figure, while another person at a table is reading or writing. Rendered in a tenebrist baroque palette of deep browns and amber tones, conveying intense psychological presence.

Artist: G. Jouve
Material: Oil on wooden panel
Actual size: 33 × 27 cm
Signature: Signed “G. Jouve” left side
Period: 18th century
Condition: Visible wear, age-related darkening, light surface marks

Bio:
G. Jouve is attributed as a French painter active in the 18th century. Very little documentation survives, but the name is associated with baroque-to-rococo interior scenes of moral, religious or psychological gravity.
Price: 6,800.- DKK
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