Mid-19th-Century German School, Still Life with Fruit, Flowers and Branches

Mid-19th-Century German School, Still Life with Fruit, Flowers and BranchesThis mid 19th century German oil painting presents a carefully arranged bouquet of fruit, berries, flowers, and foliage set upon a cool stone slab. A ripe peach rests alongside a mottled apple and pear, their skins softly dulled. A heavy cluster of pale grapes spills forward, their translucent flesh catching the light, while darker fruits plum and fig recede into shadow. Wild strawberries, still attached to their leaves, sit low in the composition,

The eyes hold a certain acuity

Perhaps also undertaking a spot of fishing

though George IV improved on them again during his tenure

along with presenting an image of moderation

Medium: Oil on boardOverall size: 29” x 40” / 74cm x 102cmYear of creation: c

Over the course of his extensive career

he established several studios in major Cities and was recognised as a leading light during the early 20th-century

it’s an important work

Treasures From The Gilded Age

His landscapes are also modest and tend to include animals rather than figures

It’s almost certainly after a painting by one of the old masters and it feels a little Dutch

His passion for the sea took him to The Netherlands where he studied the Dutch waterways and harbours with keen interest and developed into an artist of considerable merit