Live Auction 3003Old Masters and 19th Century Art
Coenraet Roepel (The Hague 1678-1748)
Lot 16

Coenraet Roepel (The Hague 1678-1748)

Violets, pink and white roses, carnations, tulips, blue morning glory, a peony, a hyacinth and various other flowers in a vase, on a stone ledge with a pupa and a snail

Closed8 May 2012

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EUR 61,000

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Coenraet Roepel (The Hague 1678-1748)
Violets, pink and white roses, carnations, tulips, blue morning glory, a peony, a hyacinth and various other flowers in a vase, on a stone ledge with a pupa and a snail
indistinctly signed 'Coenra. Roep.l' (lower right)
oil on canvas
85.1 x 63 cm.

Acquired by Professor Dr. E. Starkenstein, Prague, in the 1930s; and by inheritance to the present owner.

Specialist note

Mr. Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, points out that this painting can be compared to the painting by Roepel in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (inv. no. A 336), dated 1721. What may appear to be a loosely arrangement of flowers is in fact carefully composed by the artist. Roepel lets his flowers, especially the brightly lit white and pink roses in the centre, stand out against the dark background, creating a voluminous effect in the composition.