Twee perzikken en een bloem (1792)
Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os1792 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1861)
Specifications
- Year
- 1792
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1782–1861
About the artwork
"Twee perzikken en een bloem" (1792) is a work by Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os. Context for 1792: The Enlightenment and the habit of the Grand Tour fed a wider interest in science, travel, antiquity, and natural history, and illustrators accompanied many expeditions. In Japan, ukiyo-e woodblock printing flourished in the Edo period and made colour prints a popular and affordable art form. The catalogue places it in Plants & Animals. The format is landscape. Background on Plants & Animals: Images of plants and animals run from medieval herbals and bestiaries to the scientific illustration of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Images of plants and animals are valued both for the care of their observation and for their decorative appeal.
"Twee perzikken en een bloem" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Flora and fauna subjects make an interior feel softer and more alive, adding a natural rhythm that works well in both traditional and contemporary spaces. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Dutch, 1782–1861
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