Johann Amandus Winck (German, 1748-1817)

Johann Amandus Winck (German, 1748-1817), "Still Life of a Rose, Morning Glories and Other Flowers in a Vase", oil on canvas, initialed lower left, partial handwritten label on stretcher, 14 in. x 10 7/8 in., ornate gilt frame Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, Jan. 15, 1993, lot 282. Note: A German painter of the Antwerp School, Johann Amandus Winck was born in 1748 in the small, picturesque town of Eichstätt, situated on the River Altmühl in Bavaria, Germany. As a boy, Winck was inspired to become an artist upon viewing the botanical engravings of Basilus Besler. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, as Holland was at the time the center of the still life masters. At the academy, Winck studied alongside his contemporary, Pieter Faes, and continued in the tradition of still life painting begun under Jan van Huysum. Winck’s sensitive still lifes display a harmonious palette and fine brushwork. In the work offered here, the artist’s particular skill at floral depictions is clear in the wide assortment of flowers presented.
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