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Description: | Signed: yes Description: French flower-painting in the first half of the nineteenth century looked back to the works of the Dutch and Flemish masters of the seventeenth century. The meticulous detail and the trompe l'oeil effect achieved by the precarious placement of the pink and white roses on the edge of the marble ledge derive from this tradition. Flower-painting was considered a lowly genre within the French art world. However, the small size of these works made them eminently saleable. Around mid-century, critics began to find fault with the minute style of flower-painting, calling for a more painterly, broader treatment. | Subjects: | still life | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Gautier, Armand (French painter, 1825-1894) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8584... | Go to resource |
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