Franz Xaver Petter (Circle), Still Life with Alpine Flora - Antique Oil Painting

Name: Franz Xaver Petter (Circle), Still Life with Alpine Flora - Antique Oil Painting
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1133369
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

This beautiful mid-19th-century Austrian oil painting depicts a still life with a decorous abundance of alpine flora and lively blooms. It’s signed Petter in the lower right.

Emerging from the forest floor, with layers of rolling scenery beyond, this vivid ensemble is a delight for the eyes. There are at least six species of flower on display, each rendered with careful attention to colour and characteristics. Can you name them all? The yellow flowers are similar to primroses while the orange blooms could be marsh marigolds. Both are known to grow in alpine regions.

Stylistically, the work is similar to those by Austrian still life painter Franz Xaver Petter (1791-1866) and his son, Theodor Petter (1822-1872).

Signed/dated and housed in a later frame.

Medium: Oil on paper laid on canvas

Overall size: 17” x 13½” / 43cm x 34cm

Year of creation: 1856

Provenance: Private collection, Austria.

Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Areas of fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.

Our reference: BRV2117

Physical Dimensions

Height

34cm (13.39")

Width

43cm (16.93")

Depth

4cm (1.57")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1133369

Description

This beautiful mid-19th-century Austrian oil painting depicts a still life with a decorous abundance of alpine flora and lively blooms. It’s signed Petter in the lower right.

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Emerging from the forest floor, with layers of rolling scenery beyond, this vivid ensemble is a delight for the eyes.

Brave Fine Art

There are at least six species of flower on display, each rendered with careful attention to colour and characteristics. Can you name them all? The yellow flowers are similar to primroses while the orange blooms could be marsh marigolds. Both are known to grow in alpine regions.

fig 1. Franz Xaver Petter (Circle), Still Life With Alpine Flora - Antique Oil Painting — fig 1. Franz Xaver Petter (Circle), Still Life with Alpine Flora - Antique Oil Painting

Stylistically, the work is similar to those by Austrian still life painter Franz Xaver Petter (1791-1866) and his son, Theodor Petter (1822-1872).

Signed/dated and housed in a later frame.

Medium: Oil on paper laid on canvas

fig 2. Franz Xaver Petter (Circle), Still Life With Alpine Flora - Antique Oil Painting — fig 2. Franz Xaver Petter (Circle), Still Life with Alpine Flora - Antique Oil Painting

Overall size: 17” x 13½” / 43cm x 34cm

Year of creation: 1856

Provenance: Private collection, Austria.

Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Areas of fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.

Our reference: BRV2117