Early 18th-Century Flemish School Still Life With Flowers & Vase Boats asked her to sit for

asked her to sit for the companion piece

while ahead of them

general wear and the canvas is loose towards the bottom

closest to the foreground

Pedersen was a fascinating artist that developed a love for impressionism following study trips to Paris in the 1880s

Early 18th-Century Flemish School Still Life With Flowers & Vase Boats asked her to sit forA sumptuous early 18th century still life depicting an abundant bouquet tumbling from a vase. The style, colouring, and composition remind us of the Flemish still life painter, Jan Baptist Bosschaert (1667 1746). So perhaps the artist was a follower or worked within his circle. Towards the end of the 17th century, Flemish still life painting began to show a preference for decorative presentation. Artists such as Bosschaert and Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen