A still life with a skull, a music book, a snuffed-out candle, a bouquet of dying flowers and other vanitas objects on a table

An oil on canvas painting attributed to Simon Renard de Saint-André presenting a classical vanitas still life composition. The work includes symbolic objects such as a skull, dying flowers, snuffed candle, and music book that reflect on the transience of life and earthly pleasures.

Medium: oil on canvas
Spotted At: Auction House · Sotheby's

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Master Paintings Part II

January 22, 2021

Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000

Lot 639

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Attributed to Simon Renard de Saint-André, A still life with a skull, a music book, a snuffed-out candle, a bouquet of dying flowers and other vanitas objects on a table

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oil on canvas

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A still life with a skull, a music book, a snuffed-out candle, a bouquet of dying flowers and other vanitas objects on a table

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Attributed to Simon Renard de Saint-André, A still life with a skull, a music book, a snuffed-out candle, a bouquet of dying flowers and other vanitas objects on a table

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