Attributed to Frans van Everbroeck (Antwerp, circa 1628 – London or Antwerp 1676/1693)
A stone cartouche surrounded by garlands of flowers with tulips, roses, blossoms, daffodils, peonies and daisies
Oil on canvas (101 x 88 - Framed 126 x 112 cm)
- Provenance: Christie's, December 13, 2012 13
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5641556
- Work cataloged in the Rkd archive (242220), attributed to Frans van Everbroeck (attributed to Van Everbroeck by Prof. Fred Meijer, after personal inspection on September 12, 2012)
https://rkd.nl/images/242220
The large painting that we are pleased to present illustrates a garland composed of four groups of flowers, including tulips, roses, blossoms, daffodils, peonies and daisies, highlighted by the contrast with the monochromatic black background, placed around a structure with elegant stone volutes.
The canvas, datable to the first half of the seventeenth century, belongs to the series of flower garlands, a genre that the artist practiced throughout his career, characterized by the precise rendering of botanical species and the characteristic vivacity and brilliance of colors.
The work, which, due to its descriptive accuracy and style, is part of the Flemish school of the 17th century, can be attributed to the hand of Frans van Everbroeck, one of the greatest Flemish painters specialized in floral subjects, especially garlands around a central cartouche, as in our painting, pupil in Antwerp of the famous still life painter Joris van Son (Antwerp 1623 – Antwerp 1667).
The painting is pervaded by a sumptuous elegance, given by the movement of the flowers, precisely drawn, and linked together in a sort of melody that unites them in a breath of baroque taste.
The authorship attributed to Van Everbroeck of this still life is supported by stylistic parallels with many of the artist's documented works.
Comparative works:
- Fruits and bunches of flowers around an ornamental niche, Christie's London 1992-04-15, lot 135: https://rkd.nl/images/4310
- Sotheby's London, 1955-11-16, lot 79: https://rkd.nl/images/17544
- Christie's London 1998-10-28, lot 286: https://rkd.nl/images/50497
- Sotheby's London 2017-05-03, lot 138: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2017/old-masters-l17030/lot.138.html?utm_source=mutu...
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