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STILL LIFE FLOWERS AND FRUIT

Creator: Jean Baptiste Robie
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Still Life Flowers and Fruit.
Signed (l.l.): ”Robie”.
Oil on panel.
23 1/2 x 28 1/4”.
In original frame.
Jean Baptiste Robie was known for his floral still lives of all types but was ‘master’ of the rose. While also painting landscapes, his recognition came from floral studies. He debuted at the Salon de Brussels in 1843 and exhibited there through 1875. Robie lived much of his time in London, exhibiting at the Royal Academy while traveling to Italy, Spain Germany, France, Egypt, Palestine, Syria and India. His paintings are included in museum collections in Brussels, Ghent, Boston, Brooklyn, Hamburg, Minnnepolis, Sydney and the Uffizi in Florence.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Signed lower left
Period:	19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Realism
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-CE-OP 021
Incollect Reference #:	540520

Dimensions

W.	28 in;	H.	23 in;
W.	71.12 cm;	H.	58.42 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.