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Jan van Huysum — Flowers in an Urn Decorated with Putti, on a Plinth
Jan van Huysum

Flowers in an Urn Decorated with Putti, on a Plinth

1700

Master of Dutch floral painting van Huysum demonstrates his preliminary drawing technique, building up form through delicate ink washes that would inform his luminous oil paintings of botanical subjects.

Medium
Pen and black ink and brush and black and brown ink washes, over red chalk, on cream laid paper
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Jan van Huysum, Flowers in an Urn Decorated with Putti, on a Plinth, 1700

Master of Dutch floral painting van Huysum demonstrates his preliminary drawing technique, building up form through delicate ink washes that would inform his luminous oil paintings of botanical subjects.

Medium
Pen and black ink and brush and black and brown ink washes, over red chalk, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
38.5 x 29.9 cm
Year
1700
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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