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We are delighted to offer this flawless pair of flower paintings by the seldom seen 18th century Flemish painter, Georg Frederik Ziesel (1756-1809). He was first recorded working in Antwerp in 1780 where he exhibited at the salon and thereafter in Ghent. Later in his career, he travelled to Paris where he painted alongside a fellow Netherlander, Gérard van Spaendonck. As is the case with this pair of still lifes, Ziesel typically worked on panel to achieve highly finished paintings, with rich colours and contrasts, and delicately balanced compositions.

Exceptionally, Ziesel was also known to have made paintings on glass, as seen in this example which was with our gallery in 2012 (oil on glass, signed and dated 1784, private collection, USA). Another fine flowerpiece on glass by Ziesel can be seen in the picture collection at Nostell Priory in Yorkshire.