(QF724)
The antique floral still life painting features a vase of spring flowers, possibly hydrangeas or Viburnum flowers, also known as snowball or snowballs.
The antique artwork is a beautiful oil painting on canvas depicting a refined bouquet of cut flowers arranged in a vase, with a harmonious composition of white and red flowers, likely hydrangeas and garden flowers, resting on a surface covered with a warm-toned cloth.
The brushwork is loose and textured, typical of French painting from the late 19th to early 20th century, with skillful use of light that highlights the floral volumes and creates a delicate contrast with the neutral background. European Impressionism.
Antique paintings with flowers, floral still life signed lower left by G. Mouton, a painter of portraits, genre scenes, and everyday life landscapes.
Georges (Louis-)Georges Mouton (1862–1924), a French painter born in Rennes, France, in 1862.
He exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1893 until at least 1920.
After spending about sixteen years in Algeria, Mouton returned to France in 1908 and resumed exhibiting regularly, receiving accolades and awards in salons, including a silver medal in 1910 at the Salon des Artistes Français.
The antique painting is housed in a carved wooden frame. The antique frame and the oil painting have been professionally and meticulously restored.
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Bibliography: E. Bénézit. Dictionnaire Des Peintres Sculptures Dessinateurs et Graveurs.
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Bisgart Collection
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Canvas dimensions: 73 x 54 cm
Dimensions with frame: 91 x 72 cm
Depth: 5 cm
Weight: 4.5 kg
Restored painting | French origin | 20th century | Antiques | Art Nouveau
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