Lot Essay
The text on the cartellino is from Job 14:2, which reads 'They spring up like flowers and wither away; like fleeting shadows, they do not endure.'
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Peonies and other flowers in a gilt jardiniere, books, an ink well and pen, a cheese box, an hourglass and a candle on a table
Details
The Master of the Vanitas Texts (active ?Madrid c. 1650)
Peonies and other flowers in a gilt jardiniere, books, an ink well and pen, a cheese box, an hourglass and a candle on a table
inscribed ' QVASI FLOS CONTER[...]' (upper right, on the cartellino) and 'Vita' (lower center, on the spine); indistinctly inscribed '[...]soro del[...]' (lower left, on the spine)
oil on canvas, laid on board
36 1/8 x 30 1/8 in. (91.6 x 76.5 cm.)
Peonies and other flowers in a gilt jardiniere, books, an ink well and pen, a cheese box, an hourglass and a candle on a table
inscribed ' QVASI FLOS CONTER[...]' (upper right, on the cartellino) and 'Vita' (lower center, on the spine); indistinctly inscribed '[...]soro del[...]' (lower left, on the spine)
oil on canvas, laid on board
36 1/8 x 30 1/8 in. (91.6 x 76.5 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, California.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.