Live Auction 21955British and European Art
FRANZ XAVER PETTER (AUSTRIAN, 1791-1866)
Lot 53 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

FRANZ XAVER PETTER (AUSTRIAN, 1791-1866)

Viburnum Oculus, Roses, Plumbago, Primula Auricula, Hemerocallis, Companula, Chinadoxia and Epiphyllum on a ledge with a Pineapple and a Parrot

Closed14 December 2023

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GBP 50,000–70,000

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FRANZ XAVER PETTER (AUSTRIAN, 1791-1866)
Viburnum Oculus, Roses, Plumbago, Primula Auricula, Hemerocallis, Companula, Chinadoxia and Epiphyllum on a ledge with a Pineapple and a Parrot
signed and dated 'Franz Xav: Petter. m 1825.' (lower right)
oil on panel
36 ¾ x 30 in. (93.5 x 76.2 cm.)

Purchased by the parents of the present owner, and by descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

This painting offers a tour-de-force of detail, from the opaque water droplets glistening on leaves to the active butterflies and inspects which lend a tromp-l’oeil essence to the magnificent floral arrangement. Painted in 1925, it was during these years, that Petter has managed to combine the lush abundance into a harmonious overall picture. Petter had great success with this, even reaching the Tsar.
We are grateful to Dr. Gerbert Frodl for his assitance with cataloguing this lot after examining photographs of this painting.