Reserved - Jean Stival, Still Life With Bouquet & Jug

Reserved - Jean Stival, Still Life With Bouquet & JugAn attractive still life with flowers by French post impressionist, Jean Alphonse Stival (1879 1944). Theres a gorgeous sense of vibrancy and balance in this piece that transports us back to Paris at the turn of the century. Stival was a fascinating painter that immersed himself into the world of the French avant garde. He lived in St Tropez alongside several other artists, including Paul Signac (1863 1935) and Andr Dunoyer (1884 1974). He also worked

Heavily varnished

Mieth had the best of both worlds - a classical education based on the old masters

Craquelure throughout and several areas of significant paint loss particularly towards the top

which furthered his development

He also produced numerous copies of old masters

Frame with scattered losses and age-related wear

Canvas relined and stretchers replaced

which is to the north of Paris

The frame has various age-related scuffs

dressed in their fineries

The painting is housed within a 19th-century gilded frame with decorative borders and acanthus leaf corners

Nys probably completed this study during his time at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels where he trained between 1859 and 1873