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The still life is a composition of "motionless" objects. These can be flowers, game, fish or fruit, books or other utensils. In 17th century Dutch painting, the expression of material, the way in which the surface of the depicted was depicted, was very important. The skill with which hard and shiny glass, silk, precious porcelain, a lemon or flowers were painted determined the reputation of the painter or painter (es) until well into the 19th century. The "flower arrangement" was especially popular. Performers such as Willem van Aelst, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Roelant Savery, Rachel Ruysch and Jan van Huysum were famous and sold their work to royal collections. Their bouquets were lush, sometimes enlivened with fruit, insects or a bird's nest with eggs. The flowers depicted were largely exotic specimens that were painted from nature when the artist could find them and were otherwise taken from botanical handbooks.

In the 19th century, the Dutch flower still life initially retains its traditional form, although its moralizing content disappears. The flowers, finely worked out and in the most beautiful phase of their bloom, are carefully arranged in a vase or terracotta pot, placed on a stone plinth. Just like his predecessors, the painter searches among growers for rare and special varieties. The most famous flower nurseries were traditionally located in Haarlem and the surrounding area and it is very likely that Georgius van Os and his contemporaries gathered dust there for their still lifes of flowers combined with fruit or game. It is known, for example, that Van Os regularly stayed in Haarlem at a later age to make studies of the latest exotic flowers and plants in 'the nursery garden of Flora'.

It was not until the second half of the 19th century that attention was paid to the properties of the flowers themselves and the atmosphere they radiate. The static arrangement and detailed elaboration give way to a more natural representation: the flowers are loosely arranged or laid out on the forest floor. Faded specimens and faded or discolored leaves are also making their appearance. The most innovative still lifes came from Gerardine van de Sande Bakhuyzen, who used flowers and plants from the forest or the field instead of the peonies, roses, poppies and lilies customary until then. The younger Margaretha Roosenboom almost always chooses one flower type. Her grandfather, Andreas Schelfhout, taught her the watercolor technique, the transparency of which lends itself well to the delicate structure and color of her roses.

While Margaretha Roosenboom and Gerardina Jacoba van de Sande Bakhuyzen were still fairly traditional in their compositions, the artists around 1900, such as Floris Verster, Leo Gestel, Mondriaan and Jan Sluijters, paint still lifes in which personal expression prevails over the accurate portrayal of reality.

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Frieda Hunziker | Still life with flowers, oil on canvas, 70.2 x 50.4 cm, signed l.l. and dated 7-1946

Frieda Hunziker

painting • for sale

Still life with flowers

Willem Weissenbruch | Still life with roses in a glass, oil on canvas, 31.9 x 27.0 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Weissenbruch

painting • for sale

Still life with roses in a glass

Jacoba van der Stok | Still life with flowers and fruit on a ledge, oil on panel, 26.2 x 30.1 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1840

Jacoba van der Stok

painting • for sale

Still life with flowers and fruit on a ledge

Gé Röling | A table still life, oil on canvas, 99.5 x 150.6 cm, signed l.c.

Gé Röling

painting • for sale

A table still life

Eugène-Henri Cauchois | Flower still life, oil on canvas, 36.1 x 17.7 cm, signed l.l.

Eugène-Henri Cauchois

painting • for sale

Flower still life

Harm Kamerlingh Onnes | Roses in a glass vase, oil on board, 30.6 x 24.6 cm, signed l.r. with monogram and dated '62

Harm Kamerlingh Onnes

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Roses in a glass vase

Sientje Mesdag-van Houten | Still life with sunflowers and fruit, oil on canvas, 80.7 x 60.2 cm, signed l.l.

Sientje Mesdag-van Houten

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Still life with sunflowers and fruit

Matthieu Wiegman | Still life with geranium, fruit and a wine bottle, watercolour on paper, 73.0 x 54.1 cm, signed l.r.

Matthieu Wiegman

watercolour • drawing • for sale

Still life with geranium, fruit and a wine bottle

Adriaan Lubbers | Flower still life in earthenware vase, oil on canvas, 60.0 x 50.3 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1946

Adriaan Lubbers

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Flower still life in earthenware vase

Adrienne van Hogendorp-'s Jacob | Roses in a basket, oil on canvas, 25.4 x 38.5 cm, signed l.r.

Adrienne van Hogendorp-'s Jacob

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Roses in a basket

Nico Cevat | Still life with peaches and strawberries, oil on panel, 23.4 x 28.0 cm, signed l.l.

Nico Cevat

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Still life with peaches and strawberries

Ans van den Berg | Blue bowl with roses, pastel on paper, 43.0 x 37.0 cm, signed l.r.

Ans van den Berg

watercolour • drawing • for sale

Blue bowl with roses

George Martens | Flower still life with lemons, benzinerel and wax paint on canvas, 50.3 x 50.3 cm, signed u.r.

George Martens

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Flower still life with lemons

Jan Eversen | Roses in a tin vase, oil on panel, 18.2 x 24.1 cm, signed l.r.

Jan Eversen

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Roses in a tin vase

Eugène-Henri Cauchois | Still life with Asters, oil on panel, 46.2 x 31.3 cm, signed l.r.

Eugène-Henri Cauchois

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Still life with Asters

Jacoba van Groningen-Laurillard | Flower stilllife with yellow roses, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 39.7 x 49.9 cm, signed l.l.

Jacoba van Groningen-Laurillard

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Flower stilllife with yellow roses

Busse Weidema | Vertigo, oil on canvas, 28.8 x 43.1 cm, signed on the reverse and dated on the reverse 2012

Busse Weidema

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Vertigo

Jan Eversen | Still life with anemones and primula in a pewter jug, oil on panel, 33.0 x 23.1 cm, signed l.r.

Jan Eversen

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Still life with anemones and primula in a pewter jug

Jos van den Berg | Still life with bowler hat, jug and the dayly paper Vooruit, oil on canvas, 60.3 x 70.5 cm, signed on the stretcher

Jos van den Berg

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Still life with bowler hat, jug and the dayly paper Vooruit

Aloys Johann Kreuzer | Stilllife with jug, newspaper and a shoe, oil on canvas laid down on board, 49.6 x 45.8 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1937

Aloys Johann Kreuzer

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Stilllife with jug, newspaper and a shoe

Jan Eversen | Still life with pewter, lemon and oysters, oil on canvas, 51.0 x 70.8 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1957

Jan Eversen

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Still life with pewter, lemon and oysters

Kees Boendermaker | Still life with a copper pot and stove, oil on canvas, 83.4 x 67.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated '41

Kees Boendermaker

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Still life with a copper pot and stove

Arthur Navez | Still life of oysters and shrimps, oil on canvas, 35.0 x 50.2 cm, signed u.l.

Arthur Navez

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Still life of oysters and shrimps

Willem de Zwart | Still life with gladioli, geraniums and potted roses, oil on canvas, 61.3 x 79.5 cm, signed u.l.

Willem de Zwart

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Still life with gladioli, geraniums and potted roses

Henriette Ronner | Fancy pigeons with a basket of vegetables, oil on panel, 18.9 x 15.5 cm, signed l.r.

Henriette Ronner

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Fancy pigeons with a basket of vegetables

Hendrikus IJkelenstam | Still life with glass bottle    DUITS    ENGELS    FRANS  Brontekst  Stilleven met glazen fles  Stilleven met glazen fles  25 / 5.000  Vertaalresultaten  Still life with glass bottle, oil on canvas, 41.2 x 30.3 cm, signed l.r.

Hendrikus IJkelenstam

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Still life with glass bottle DUITS ENGELS FRANS Brontekst Stilleven met glazen fles Stilleven met glazen fles 25 / 5.000 Vertaalresultaten Still life with glass bottle

Henk van Leeuwen | Still life with bottles and fruit, oil on canvas, 50.1 x 60.2 cm, signed l.r.

Henk van Leeuwen

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Still life with bottles and fruit

Daan Mühlhaus | Still life with summer flowers and pears, oil on canvas, 80.5 x 100.5 cm, signed l.l.

Daan Mühlhaus

painting • for sale

Still life with summer flowers and pears


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