Master Discoveries
Master Discoveries
Property from a Midwest Private Collection
Still life of flowers in a sculptural vase
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October 6, 02:21 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
Property from a Midwest Private Collection
Felice Fortunato Biggi, called Felice dei Fiori
Parma 1650 and active in Verona
Still life of flowers in a sculptural vase
oil on canvas
canvas: 35 ½ by 27 ½ in.; 90.2 by 69.9 cm.
framed: 42 ⅜ by 34 ⅜ in.; 107.6 by 87.3 cm.
With Magraf & Co., Berlin (as Dutch School, 17th century);
From whom acquired by a private collector, 1928;
Thence by descent to the present collector.
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Dickinson College, Trout Gallery, on loan, October 1985 - June 1986 (as School of Andrea Belvedere).
This bountiful bouquet contains an assortment of vivid blooms—including tulips, carnations, cornflowers, and columbines—set within an ornamental vase that features playful putti.
We are grateful to Dott. Davide Dotti for proposing the attribution to Biggi on the basis of photographs.