Pair Of Porcelain Vases

A beautiful pair porcelain vases with two blood paintings signed with a bow tie inscribed SM 1775 marked with the sign of vienna porcelain
Biography
THE 18th century saw the triumph of sanguine. Seasoned draughtsmen like Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) or Fragonard (1732-1806) widely exploited all the possibilities of its chromatic palette. They liked the sanguine for the richness and intensity of its color, for the finesse of its grain and its incomparable softness. Artists bought it from color merchants in the form of sticks or as a moistening powder to which they could add certain pigments. The warm tone of this material, its relatively wide line which gives the impression of flesh and muscle is perfect for defining the anatomy of a body, the attitude of a character or the study of drapery.