Circle of Gerard van Spaendonck, Dutch 1746-1822- Still life of flowers in an ornamental urn on a ledge; oil on canvas, 76.5 x 63.4 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK (by descent). Note: The present work is closely related to a canvas held at...

Circle of Gerard van Spaendonck, Dutch 1746-1822- Still life of flowers in an ornamental urn on a ledge; oil on canvas, 76.5 x 63.4 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK (by descent). Note: The present work is closely related to a canvas held at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire entitled 'Still Life with Flowers in an Urn and Two Parrots' (NT 515449), which has been attributed to Jakob Bogdani (1658-1724) or Philip Reinagle, RA (1749-1833). The quality of the brushwork in the present work, entirely evocative of the technique of van Spaendonck, is brilliantly displayed: the vase and marble ledge on which the flower arrangement rests effectively create a strong textural contrast with the soft petals and leaves.
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