Tulips 1820

Unknown artist

PaperPrint
49 ⨯ 35 cm
€ 1.250

Inter-Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge

• About the artwork
  Two Tulips, drawing in gouache and watercolour. Sheet size ca. 49 × 35 cm. This sheet depicts two vividly coloured tulips in full bloom, with long blue-green leaves gracefully curving downward. The flowers display the characteristic flames and veins in red, purple, and white that were so typical of the much-prized so-called “broken tulips” of the 17th and 18th centuries. The painter has modeled the petals with fine brushstrokes, creating a lively play of light and shadow. Although the composition and style recall the tradition of tulip portraits from the Dutch Golden Age, the somewhat naïve execution and absence of a signature suggest that this work was most likely produced in the 19th century by a talented amateur or dilettante, possibly as a study after an 18th-century example. The drawing continues the long Dutch tradition of representing tulips not only as botanical specimens but also as aesthetic objects, symbolic of transience and beauty. Prijs: Euro 1.250,-
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