eighteenth century
57 x 103 cm, in frame 67 x 112
Pieter Casteels III (Antwerp 1684 – 1749 Richmond)
Floral still life
Signed lower left, on the stone: P Casteels
1730 about
Oil painting on canvas
57 x 103 cm, in frame 67 x 112
The painting is accompanied by an expertise by Prof. Ferdinando Arisi
Details of the work (link):
The painting is accompanied by a critical study drawn up by Ferinando Arisi who attributes its authorship to the hand of the Antwerp master Pieter Casteels III (Antwerp 1684 – 1749 Richmond), an attribution supported by the signature on the stone at the bottom left.
The work, which follows a horizontal development, shows rich floral compositions arranged in a studied randomness over the architectural fragments of a garden.
The still life documents the expressive qualities of the painter very well, capable in his creation of creating a sequence of similar compositions but without falling into the banality of illustrative replication, showing a descriptive sensitivity of notable visual impact and refinement.
As specified in the expertise, the still life was created around 1730, following a taste which, from the ways of Gaspar Peter Verbruggen, evolved towards forms typical not only of the Netherlands, but which can easily be defined as European; in Italy, for example, painters active in the Roman-Neapolitan environment such as Gasparo Lopez, Francesco Lavagna and Nicola Malinconico expressed themselves in a similar way;
Among the paintings that can be compared, we see the two still lifes with flowers over sculpted basins, one of which is signed and dated 1729, sold at Christie's, London, on 6 November 1964.
The work is presented in an excellent state of conservation, completed by an antique gilded and lacquered wooden frame.
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