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Larkspur in Ceramic Jug, 1913

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Oil on canvas
67.5×42.2 cm

Artists

  • Anton Faistauer

    (St. Martin near Lofer 1887–1930 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment
In Larkspur in Ceramic Jug of 1913, Anton Faistauer (1887–1930) takes up the traditional subject of a flower vase as a still-life motif, enveloping it in the mysterious dark and somber atmosphere of the Baroque. But unlike in Baroque models, he throws a color composition, which could come from a rural environment, on the canvas with swift and sketchy brush strokes. The focus here is much more on overall effect than on detailed representation of flowers. And it is not an expensive bouquet of exotic flowers but a bunch of larkspur, which often grows in gardens. At the time of creation of this painting, flower still lifes by Faistauer were much in demand.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Anton Faistauer
Title
Larkspur in Ceramic Jug
Date
1913
Art movement
Expressionism
Category
Painting
Material​/technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
67.5×42.2 cm
Signature
Monogrammed and dated upper right: F. 13
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 520
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Selection of Reference works
  • Franz Fuhrmann: Anton Faistauer 1887–1930 mit dem Werkvezeichnis der Gemälde, Salzburg 1972.
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (o.D.);
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 1994).

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