Rachel Ruysch, "Posy of Flowers with a Beetle on a Stone Ledge" (1741), oil on canvas; Kunstmuseum Basel (courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) BOSTON — Dainty, fussy, and prim: These are the common ...
A richly depicted wicker basket of flowers by Dutch artist Clara Peeters going on offer at Sotheby’s London on December 6 will, if it meets its high estimate, become one of her priciest paintings at ...
If still-life painting is the art of arresting decay, then it makes a lot of sense that Rachel Ruysch grew up to become one of the greatest still-life painters in the history of art. In the 17th ...