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Master Paintings
Still Lifes with Various Flowers in Terracotta Vases on Marble Ledges, A Pair
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May 22, 04:23 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os
The Hague 1782 - 1861 Paris
Still Life with Roses, Daffodils, and Other Flowers in a Terracotta Vase on a Marble Ledge;
Still Life with Roses, Hydrangeas, Chrysanthemums, and Other Flowers in a Terracotta Vase on a Marble Ledge
the former signed lower right on ledge: G JJ Van Os. f.
the latter signed lower left on ledge: G JJ Van Os
oil on panel, a pair
each panel: 13 ⅜ by 10 ⅛ in.; 34.0 by 25.7 cm.
each framed: 17 ¾ by 14 ½ in.; 45.1 by 36.8 cm.
This sumptuous pair of floral still lifes was painted by Georgus Jacobus Johannes van Os, the leading Dutch still-life painter of his time. The son and pupil of Jan van Os (1744–1808), Georgius established a reputation surpassing that of his famous father. Having first visited Paris in 1812, he soon worked variously in The Hague, Amsterdam, and Paris, as well as the Sèvres porcelain factory.
Van Os excelled at rendering elegant flower compositions, which were showpieces of his great craftsmanship, as well as records of contemporary plant-hunting activities and displays of precious and exotic horticultural novelties.
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