Artwork
Flower still life
Flower still life is an oil painting by Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a bouquet, rendered in oil on panel by Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os in 1850.
The painting depicts a bouquet, rendered in oil on panel by Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os in 1850. Classified as a floral still life, the work belongs to a long-standing tradition in Dutch art of arranging cut flowers as a compositional subject, with the bouquet serving as the central and sole focus of the composition. The genre designation of floral painting situates the work within van Os's documented specialization, in which the depiction of gathered blooms functions both as a study of natural form and as a conventional vehicle for symbolic content associated with beauty, transience, and the fleeting nature of cut blossoms.
Technique & Style
Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os executed this floral painting in 1850 using oil paint applied to a panel support. The work depicts a bouquet, adhering to the conventions of the still-life genre through its formal arrangement of flowers. The physical dimensions of the panel measure 39 cm in height and 31 cm in width.
As an oil-on-panel work from the mid-19th century, the medium and support contribute to the piece's structural integrity and surface finish.
History & Provenance
The flower still life was created by Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os in 1850. Executed in oil paint on a panel, the work depicts a bouquet and measures 39 cm in height by 31 cm in width. The painting was originally owned by Adriaan van der Hoop.
It is now part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which also houses the Amsterdam Museum's collection of van der Hoop's holdings.
Flower still life by Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os is held in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, with the work also associated with the Amsterdam Museum and the former collection of Adriaan van der Hoop. Ownership by Van der Hoop is documented in the records for the painting, which was created in 1850. No specific inventory or accession number is recorded in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented.
Overview
Flower still life is a 19th-century oil-on-canvas painting by Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os, a Dutch artist. Created around 1850, it is now part of the Rijksmuseum's collection.
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Artist
Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os
Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os (20 November 1782 The Hague – 11 July 1861 Paris), was a 19th-century painter from the Netherlands.
