Artwork
Blumenstück
Blumenstück is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Carstian Luyckx. It is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
As indicated by its German title, which translates to "piece of flowers," the composition focuses entirely on floral subjects arranged on a canvas.
Carstian Luyckx's 1725 oil painting, Blumenstück, is a still life work that explicitly depicts flowers. As indicated by its German title, which translates to "piece of flowers," the composition focuses entirely on floral subjects arranged on a canvas. The work belongs to the broader tradition of flower painting, a genre where such arrangements often served as studies of nature or carried symbolic meanings regarding the transience of life, though specific iconographic details beyond the general depiction of flowers are not elaborated in the available records.
The painting is currently held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek.
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting executed on canvas, measuring 92 by 74 centimeters, depicting a bouquet of flowers. Its formal qualities include a restrained palette and precise botanical rendering characteristic of early 18th‑century still‑life practice. The surface bears the handling marks of centuries of display, but the paint layer remains largely intact without significant cracking or loss.
History & Provenance
Blumenstück is an oil painting on canvas created in 1725 by Carstian Luyckx. It measures 92 cm in height and 74 cm in width. The work entered the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and has been housed in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich since its acquisition.
Blumenstück by Carstian Luyckx is held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is on view at the Alte Pinakothek. The painting, executed in oil on canvas in 1725, measures 92 cm in height and 74 cm in width. No specific inventory or accession number is recorded in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented beyond its current placement in the Alte Pinakothek collection.
Overview
Blumenstück is an oil painting on canvas executed by the Flemish artist Carstian Luyckx in 1725. The work belongs to the still‑life tradition and exemplifies the decorative sensibility of the Rococo period. It presents a single, large vase brimming with a bouquet of predominantly white and pink blossoms, set against a deep, muted background that emphasizes the floral forms.
Artist & collection
Artist
Carstian Luyckx, also known as the Monogrammist KL (1623 – c. 1675), was a Flemish painter and draughtsman who specialized in still lifes in various subgenres including flower still lifes, fruit still lifes, fish still…
