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    Still life with Flowers in an Urn with a Parrot

    Original Oil Painting on Canvas

    by Pieter Hardimé (Flemish, 1677-1758)

    • Provenance; Dorotheum Vienna, 12th October 2011, Lot 764.  Sold for  €18,600.00 Euro.  Please see the photograph section for a snapshot of this auction result.
    • Auction record £45,500.00 GBP.
    • Painting - 135cm x 72cm

    Lot Notes

    A superb large example of the work of important Flemish still life painter Pieter Hardimé.  The painting has a wonderful provenance having last been sold by Dorotheum in Vienna for €18,600.00 Euro in 2011.  Prior to the Dorotheum auction the painting was in the collection of Dutch Nobility according to the Dorotheum catalogue entry.

    Condition

    In very fine 'gallery' condition.  Professionally lined and conserved in the 20th century though without any significat restoration.  Clean, most attractive, well framed and ready to hang.

    Artist Information

    Pieter Hardimé was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1677.  He was the son of a linen merchant, and trained as a flower painter under his older brother Simon, whom he is said to have 'altogether surpassed'. Hardimé lived mainly at The Hague from 1697, also spending time at other towns in Holland and Prussia. He became well known for his 'chimney and doorway pieces', paintings of fruit and flowers intended to hang over mantelpieces or door mantels, with architectural commissions including decorating the apartments of the Hotel of the Count of Wassenaer and a group of 'four seasons' pictures for a Bernardine convent near Antwerp; the abbot was his brother-in-law.  Pieter Hardimé died in Dordrecht in 1758.

    General Information

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    About Priory Fine Art

    Priory Fine Art specialises in 17th - 20th Century British and European Fine Art. Our team have a combined experience of over 80 years in the field of fine art. We issue a certificate of authenticity with every painting that we sell.

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