Fruit still life with insects, grapes, apples, peaches, plums, melon in basket and on plate was executed by famous German-Austrian painter of Biedermeier Era Johann Georg Seitz (1810 Nuremberg - 1870 Vienna).Very similar still life by the same Rtist was illustrated in the on-line Wikipedia under following link:
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Georg_Seitz
Georg Seitz studied at the Vienna Academy.
The artistic work (mostly oil paintings on canvas) is characterized by still life with flowers or fruits.
Literature: Constantin von Wurzbach: Seitz, Georg. In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. 34. Theil. Kaiserlich-königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Wien 1877, S. 34 (Digitalisat).Johann Georg Seitz. In: Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker u. a.: Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Band XXX, E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1936, S. 469.
Inscription: unsigned .
Technique: oil on canvas, original period gilt frame.
Measurements: unframed w 27" x h 21 5/8" ( 68,5 x 55 cm), framed w 34 3/4" x h 30 " ( 88,5 x 76 cm).
Condition: very good. |