Flowers in a Basket
Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (Lille 1636 - London 1699), in the manner of
Lot-No. 123
Proceeds : 2.500 €
Ca. 1700, oil/canvas, 74 x 104 cm, on the stretcher Christie's block stamp, rest., relined. - French flower painter. M. studied in Antwerp and immediately moved to Paris where he became member of the academy in 1665. He painted for the royal palaces in Trianon, Marly and Meudon. He accompanied the Duke of Montagu to London where he also worked for the royal court, among others in Hampton Court, Windsor and Kensington. Mus.: St. Petersburg (Hermitage), Paris (Louvre), Munich, Stockholm a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit.
Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer: Flowers in a Basket
Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (Lille 1636 - London 1699), in the manner of
Flowers in a Basket
Lot-No. 123
Proceeds : 2.500 €
Ca. 1700, oil/canvas, 74 x 104 cm, on the stretcher Christie's block stamp, rest., relined. - French flower painter. M. studied in Antwerp and immediately moved to Paris where he became member of the academy in 1665. He painted for the royal palaces in Trianon, Marly and Meudon. He accompanied the Duke of Montagu to London where he also worked for the royal court, among others in Hampton Court, Windsor and Kensington. Mus.: St. Petersburg (Hermitage), Paris (Louvre), Munich, Stockholm a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit.