Lot 80
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Jacob van Huysum (Amsterdam c.1687-1740 London)
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Jacob van Huysum (Amsterdam c.1687-1740 London)

Roses, chrysanthemums, morning glory, lilies, carnations and other flowers in a basket on a stone ledge

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Jacob van Huysum (Amsterdam c.1687-1740 London)
Roses, chrysanthemums, morning glory, lilies, carnations and other flowers in a basket on a stone ledge
signed 'J van Huijsum' (lower left)
oil on canvas
28¼ x 38¾ in. (73 x 98.5 cm.)
in an 18th Century carved and gilded frame
Provenance
with M. Bernard, London.
Literature
S.H. Pavière, Floral Art - Great Masters of Flower Painting, Leigh-on-Sea, 1965, pl.22.
The Connoisseur, December 1960.
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Lot Essay

We are grateful to Dr. Sam Segal for proposing the atttribution to Jacob van Huysum, and for suggesting that the present work is probably a late example, circa 1737, on the basis of photographs.

Jacob was the son of Justus van Huysum (1659-1716), who founded the family flower-painting business in Amsterdam, including his sons Jan, Justus II and Michiel as well as Jacob. Jacob travelled to London in the 1720's where he earned a reputation as a copyist of Italian masterpieces and emulated his brother Jan's style.

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