Lot no. 1234
Rachel Ruysch
1664 Amsterdam - 1750 Amsterdam
Blumenstillleben mit Tulpen, Mohn, Schneeballen, Ackerwinden und Chrysanthemen
Öl auf Leinwand (doubliert).
63 x 51 cm.
Signiert unten rechts: Rachel Ruysh.
Provenienz
M. Peterson, Dorset, England. - Auktion Waterman, Zürich, 6.11.1976, Lot 37. – Deutsche Privatsammlung.
Rachel Ruysch war nicht nur eine der wenigen, sie war auch eine der erfolgreichsten und berühmtesten Malerinnen ihrer Zeit. Geboren wurde sie als Tochter eines Anatomie-Professors und Enkelin des Architekten Pieter Post, der u. a. Huis ten Bosch errichtet hatte. Rachel Ruysch war Schülerin des Stilllebenmalers Willem van Aelst und heiratete den Bildnismaler Juriaen Pool. Zusammen mit ihrem Mann wurde sie 1708 Hofmalerin des in Düsseldorf residierenden Pfälzer Kurfürsten Jan Willem. Nach dessen Tod kehrte das Paar wieder zurück nach Amsterdam, wo Rachel Ruysch in hohem Alter gestorben ist.
Unser Stillleben ist ein frühes Werk der Malerin aus der Zeit um 1685. Es zeigt die für das gesamte Oeuvre Ruyschs charakteristischen starken Licht- und Schatten-Kontraste, wobei das Zentrum wie in unserem Bild meist die stärkste Beleuchtung und die hellsten Farben aufweist.
Die zu den Rändern des Bouquets dunkler werdenden, verschattet wirkenden Farben erzeugen eine größere räumliche Tiefe und Plastizität der Komposition. Von dem Bild existieren einige Repliken und Kopien, wobei Fred Meijer vom RKD (Den Haag) in unserem Werk die erste Fassung Rachel Ruyschs erkennt.
Rachel Ruysch
1664 Amsterdam - 1750 Amsterdam
Flower Still Life with Tulips, Poppy, Viburnum, Bindweed and Chrysanthemums
Oil on canvas (relined).
63 x 51 cm.
Signed lower right: Rachel Ruysh.
Provenance
M. Peterson, Dorset, England. - Auctioned by Waterman, Zurich, 6.11.1976, lot 37. – Private collection, Germany.
Rachel Ruysch was not only one of the few female painters of her day, but also one of the most famous.
She was born daughter of an anatomy professor and grand-daughter of the architecht Pieter Post, who among other buildings also designed the Huis ten Bosch.
She was taught by the still life painter Willem van Aelst and married the portrait painter Juriaen Pool, with whom she became a court painter for Elector Palatinate Jan Willem, resident in Düsseldorf. Following the death of this regent, the couple returned to Amsterdam, where Rachel Ruysch died at a ripe old age following a long and successful life.
The present still life was painted by the artist in around 1685, but displays the strong contrasts in light and shadow typical of this artist's entire oeuvre.
The center of her compositions are generally most brightly lit, and the receeding shadows and more subtle colour towards the outer edges create a feeling of depth and perspective. Several copies of this motif are known to exist, although Fred Meijer of the RKD (The Hague) considers this to be the first version.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Drawings, watercolours and pastels
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