Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Cornelis Johannes de Bruyn (c. 1763- c. 1828)
A lovely pair of 18th century Dutch still life watercolors depicting assorted flowers in a glass vase.
Watercolor on paper
13 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches (34.6 x 24.4 cm) each
Framed: 23 x 18 1/2 inches each
Signed: J.C.J. Bruyn 1797 G
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Johannes de Bruyn made his debut as a flower and fruit still life painter in the 19th
century in Utrecht. He was a student of the painter G.J. van Hulstyn. In our pair of flower still lifes, Cornelis Johannes de Bruyn has depicted two bouquets of colorful flowers set in a stone niche. They are delicate, highly detailed, realistic pieces painted in the vein of seventeenth century Old Master works. Each bouquet is arranged in a low glass bowl on a small marble pedestal...
Category
1790s Dutch School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Watercolor