Early 18th-Century Continental School Still Life With Flowers A Shelf Edmond Le Bienvenu-Dutourp studied at

Edmond Le Bienvenu-Dutourp studied at l'ecole des beaux-arts in Caen and was represented at every salon in bas-Normands until 1940

Or is it simply a fashionable black shawl

1914-19) is held in the Ontario collection

The painting is signed in the lower left and housed within a frame that’s probably the original

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Early 18th-Century Continental School Still Life With Flowers A Shelf Edmond Le Bienvenu-Dutourp studied atThis impressive early 18th century continental school still life depicts an abundance of flowers emerging from an urn. Theyre set within a decorative alcove. This iconic style of still life was originally made popular by the Dutch old masters in the 17th century when many of the flowers depicted were considered highly exotic and precious. In fact, it was often cheaper to hire an artist to paint a bouquet rather than buy the originals. During the 18th