Wo ist „Two Persian Buttercups ( Ranunculus asiaticus )“ heute?

Two Persian Buttercups (<i>Ranunculus asiaticus</i>)

late 18th century - early 19th century · Watercolour · 14.5 × 15.9 cm

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Wo ist „Two Persian Buttercups (<i>Ranunculus asiaticus</i>)“ heute? Sammlung: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Derzeit nicht ausgestellt. Geprüft 25. September 2026.

Victoria and Albert Museum

London, Vereinigtes Königreich

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Unverändert seit: 25. Sept. 2026
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This study of peonies is clearly intended for a decorative rather than a scientific purpose. Simon Verelst was a noted Dutch painter of flower pieces - decorative compositions in which the artist brought together flowers that would never bloom simultaneously in nature. To create such a composition an artist would work through the seasons to build up a collection of drawings and watercolour studies, such as this, to work from. We know that it was a widespread practice for artists to work from their own 'library' of sketches because it is sometime possible to identify a sketch with the same specimen in a finished oil painting or to find the same flower repeated in different paintings.

This study may well have been painted in England. Verelst was born in the Hague in 1644, but he came to London in 1669 and stayed until his death in 1721. At the height of his career he had a number of important patrons among the English aristocracy, and King Charles II bought several of his paintings.

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