19th-Century Works of Art
19th-Century Works of Art
By Land and By Sea The Collection of Paul Yeou Chichong
Franz Xaver Petter
Flowers and Pineapple on an Entablature
Lot Closed
October 20, 06:10 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
By Land and By Sea The Collection of Paul Yeou Chichong
Franz Xaver Petter
Austrian
1791-1866
Flowers and Pineapple on an Entablature
inscribed (lower right)
oil on panel
panel: 30 5/8 by 24 2/3 in.; 78.3 by 62.5 cm
framed: 40 by 33 1/2 in.; 101.5 by 85.3 cm
Sale: Artcurial, Paris, 13 November 2013, lot 110
This extraordinary still life by Franz Xaver Petter celebrates several varieties of flowers, insects, and fruits, including a still-wet pineapple, positioned at the edge of the entablature on which the entire arrangement sits. The pineapple was considered to be a rare and exotic fruit, brought to European cities as a result of cross-Atlantic trade. The scene is very much alive, with a curious salamander at right, a buzzing bee, and two butterflies.