Pieter Faes
Floral Still Lifes with Roses,🌞 Tulജips, Peonies, and Other Flowers in Urns on Marble Ledges, A Pair
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May 22, 04:23 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Pieter Faes
Antwerp 1750 - 1814
Still Life of Roses, Peonies, Daffodils, Tulips, and Other Flowers on a Marble Ledge with a Bird's Nest;
Still Life of Roses, Tulips, Peonies, Daffodils, Hyacinths, Hortensias, and Other Flowers in a Vase on a Marble Ledge with Insects
each signed and dated on marble ledge: P. Faes. 1789
oil on canvas, a pair
each canvas: 28 ½ by 22 in.; 72.3 by 56.2 cm.
each framed: 36 by 29 ¼ in.; 91.4 by 74.3 cm.
Martin H. Colnaghi (1821-1908), London, by 1888 until at least🔜 1908;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 14 Dec🦄ember 1956,💝 lots 106 and 107;
With Rayner MacConnal, London, by 1957;
Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Lady"), Lonꩵdon, Sotheby's, 3 December 1997, lot 92;
With Richard Green, London;
Thereafter acquired by the present owner.
Exhibition of Works by the Old Masters, exhibition catatalogue,🔯 London 1888, pp. 16, 17, cat. nos. 54, 60;
Exhibition of Works by the Old Masters, exhibition catatalogue, London𝓀 1908, pp. 17, 18, cat. 🐭nos. 56, 58.
London, Royal Academy, Winter Exhibition, 1888, nos. 54 and 60 (lent by Martin H. Colnaghi♔);
London, Royal Academy, Winter Exhibition, 19𓃲08, nos. 56 and 58 (lent by Martin H. 🃏Colnaghi).
Signed and dated 1789, this resplendent pair of floral still lifes by Pieter Faes showcases the artist’s talent in capturing the beauty and delicacy of nature. Each bouquet showcases an assortment of blooms, including peonies, daffodils, tulips, roses, and hyacinths, harmoniously arranged in a symphony of chromatic splendor. With an impressively fine touch, Faes renders each peta💧l and leaf with technical precision and textural specificity. The meticulous attention to detail, such as the presence of miniscule insects and dew-dropped petals, contributes to the pair's astonishing sense of realism.