Johann Baptist Drechsler (Vienna 1756-1811)
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Johann Baptist Drechsler (Vienna 1756-1811)

Carnations, roses, jasmine, a tulip and other flowers in a sculpted bronze urn, with butterflies, dragonflies, a caterpillar, a beetle and a bee, on a ledge in a niche

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Johann Baptist Drechsler (Vienna 1756-1811)
Carnations, roses, jasmine, a tulip and other flowers in a sculpted bronze urn, with butterflies, dragonflies, a caterpillar, a beetle and a bee, on a ledge in a niche
signed and dated ‘Johann / Drechsler / fecit / 1786[?]’ (lower centre, on the vase)
oil on mahogany panel
21 ¼ x 15 5/8 in. (54 x 39.8 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Gentleman]; Phillips, London, 9 December 1980, lot 131.
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Lot Essay

As one of the earliest known examples of his work, the present picture demonstrates Drechsler’s virtuosity as both a founding figure and leading exponent of the Viennese school of flower painting. With strong, bright colours and a softer finish on the panel, his distinctive palette distinguishes him from his Dutch and Flemish contemporaries through a controlled and naturalistic style, while his floral movements form strong Baroque diagonals more typical of the later 18th century.

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