Important Old Master Paintings

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Lot 194
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* Pieter Faes Antwerp 1750-1814

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Description

  • Pieter Faes
  • Still life of Tulips, Roses, Peonies, Narcissus, and other Flowers in a Urn
  • oil on canvas

Catalogue Note

The present painting shows how indebted Faes was to the great tradition of Dutch still life painting which had developed in the previous century.  Faes studied at the academy in Antwerp and later became a member in the guild of Saint Luke.