Still-Life

1794 · Private collection

still-life

The painting shows a still-life of fruits and flowers together with a bird's nest arranged upon a stone ledge. Dated examples of his paintings are known from 1778 until 1794, the year of the present painting. In his choice of arrangements and especially in their extraordinary naturalistic detail he was heavily influenced by the work of Jan van Huysum.

About the Artist

Paul Theodor van Brussel

1754 – 1795

Dutch painter. He was first apprenticed to Jan Augustini (1725-1773) in Haarlem as a designer and painter of wallpapers, and was first employed in the manufacture of tapestry. After his marriage in 1774 he moved to Amsterdam and specialised in flower and fruit painting, and remained there until his early death at the age of forty one, apparently from drowning. His works were copied or imitated by Johan Christian Roedig (1751-1802), who may have been his pupil.

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