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Severin Roesen
(American, 1815–1872)
Floral Still Life, c. 1870
Estimate: $30,000-$50,000
Sold
$47,500
Live Auction
American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Location
Cincinnati
Size
29 5/8 x 23 1/2 inches.
Description
Severin Roesen
(American, 1815–1872)
Floral Still Life, c. 1870
oil on canvas
signed with conjoined initials SR, lower right
29 5/8 x 23 1/2 inches.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from the Collection of Anne S. and David L. Genter, Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Condition
Framed: 46 1/4 x 40 1/4 inches.In overall good and stable condition. Light deposits of dust to surface, with fine, even network of craquelure throughout. Relined canvas. Under UV light examination, areas of filled craquelure visible, most notably to lighter flowers, with additional areas to perimeter of oval. Minor cracks and areas of finish loss throughout frame.
Signature
signed with conjoined initials SR, lower right
Provenance
Provenance:Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaEstate of Robert A. Walsh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, purchased from the above, 1996Sold: Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, March 15, 2014, Lot 585This lot has been authenticated by Judith Hansen O'Toole, formerly of the Westmoreland Museum, and is accompanied by a letter dated April 10, 1996. Her conclusion states, "It should be noted that Roesen painted a much greater number of fruit pieces than floral, making the latter more rare. The size and quality of your painting makes it an important example of the artist's work." She also notes the "unusual inclusion" of the hollyhocks amidst Roesen's other favored flowers.