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French school of the 19th century
Oil on canvas
24 x 32 cm (37x 45 cm with the frame)
Mark of the canvas dealer "Binant" (Active in Paris between 1820 and 1859)
In the 1830's and 1850's, the romantic painters were inspired by the classical Dutch art of the 17th century. We have here a beautiful example of a copy of this period by a French painter. This still life, with its rich composition, allows for a multiplication of stylistic exercises by copying fruits (cherries, lemons, strawberries), different materials such as metal with the compass and the pepper pot, and fabrics, drapes and ribbons, without forgetting the classic oyster, whose material is particularly difficult to render, a branch, a leaf and the classic wine glass and the little butterfly!
Ref: Q9O89BGE1C