Pieter Casteels III (Antwerp 1684 – 1749 Richmond)
Floral Still Life
Signed lower left, on the stone: P Casteels
Around 1730
Oil on canvas
Cm. 57 x 103, Framed 67 x 112
The painting is accompanied by an expertise by Prof. Ferdinando Arisi
Details of the work (link):
The painting is accompanied by a critical study by Ferdinando Arisi that attributes the paternity to the hand of the Antwerp master Pieter Casteels III (Antwerp 1684 – 1749 Richmond), an attribution supported by the signature affixed to the stone in the lower left.
The work, which follows a horizontal development, shows rich floral compositions arranged according to a studied randomness over architectural fragments of a garden.
The still life documents very well the expressive qualities of the painter, capable in his creation of realizing a sequence of similar compositions but without falling into the banality of the illustrative replica, showing a descriptive sensibility of remarkable visual impact and refinement.
As specified in the expertise, the still life was created around 1730, following a taste that from the ways of Gaspar Peter Verbruggen, evolves into typical forms not only of the Netherlands, but can easily be defined as European; in Italy, for example, painters active in the Roman-Neapolitan environment such as Gasparo Lopez, Francesco Lavagna and Nicola Malinconico express themselves in a similar way.
Among the paintings that can be compared, we see the two still lifes with flowers above sculpted bathtubs, one of which signed and dated 1729, sold by Christie's, in London, on November 6, 1964.
The work is presented with an excellent state of preservation, completed by an antique gilded and lacquered wooden frame.
Comes with an expertise of authenticity (FIMA).
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