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The Old and the New

Artist (Saffron Walden, England, 1860 - 1919)
Date1900-1919
Mediumwatercolour on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsSight Size: Height: 31.4 cm, Width: 24.3 cm
Frame: Height: 47 cm, Width: 39.9 cm
AcquisitionAlexander Webster Bequest, 1921.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003493
About MeStill life painting flourished in 17th-century Holland, in a period of global abundance and material wealth. Vases filled with flowers were often chosen as subjects in such paintings for their promise of inevitable decay.
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Still life painting flourished in 17th-century Holland, in a period of global abundance and material wealth. Vases filled with flowers were often chosen as subjects in such paintings for their promise of inevitable decay.

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