Scuola olandese (XIX), Firmato G. S. Jonkmans, Attributed to - Memento mori, Vanitas con teschio, libri e strumenti da laboratorio
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Oil on panel still life titled 'Memento mori, Vanitas con teschio, libri e strumenti da laboratorio', attributed to G. S. Jonkmans, 1890, Dutch School, Realism, with frame, overall 51 × 42 cm including the frame (40 × 30 cm painting), in good condition.
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Suggestive still life "Vanitas" executed in oil on panel and signed at the bottom right G.S. Jonkmans.
The work depicts a classic memento mori composed of a human skull, antique books, laboratory bottles and scientific instruments, iconographic elements recalling the theme of the transience of life and knowledge.
The composition is built with balance and great attention to detail, particularly in the anatomical rendering of the skull, the pages of the books, and the glass surfaces.
Dated 1890
The painting is presented in its elegant period wooden frame, perfectly harmonized with the composition.
A decorative work of strong visual impact, ideal for collectors of still lifes, Vanitas, Symbolist art and Northern European painting of the early twentieth century.
Artist: G.S. Jonkmans (signed)
Technique: Oil on panel
Era: 1890
Subject: Vanitas Memento Mori still life
Overall dimensions: 51 × 42 cm with frame
Dimensions of the painting alone: 40 × 30 cm
Signature bottom right
Good conservative condition with normal signs of aging.
Provenance: Netherlands
Private collection. Purchased in the Netherlands in the 1960s and restored in 1996
NO SHIPPING TO SWITZERLAND USA UK
Suggestive still life "Vanitas" executed in oil on panel and signed at the bottom right G.S. Jonkmans.
The work depicts a classic memento mori composed of a human skull, antique books, laboratory bottles and scientific instruments, iconographic elements recalling the theme of the transience of life and knowledge.
The composition is built with balance and great attention to detail, particularly in the anatomical rendering of the skull, the pages of the books, and the glass surfaces.
Dated 1890
The painting is presented in its elegant period wooden frame, perfectly harmonized with the composition.
A decorative work of strong visual impact, ideal for collectors of still lifes, Vanitas, Symbolist art and Northern European painting of the early twentieth century.
Artist: G.S. Jonkmans (signed)
Technique: Oil on panel
Era: 1890
Subject: Vanitas Memento Mori still life
Overall dimensions: 51 × 42 cm with frame
Dimensions of the painting alone: 40 × 30 cm
Signature bottom right
Good conservative condition with normal signs of aging.
Provenance: Netherlands
Private collection. Purchased in the Netherlands in the 1960s and restored in 1996
NO SHIPPING TO SWITZERLAND USA UK
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Attribution
Attributed to
Artist
Scuola olandese (XIX), Firmato G. S. Jonkmans
Title of artwork
Memento mori, Vanitas con teschio, libri e strumenti da laboratorio
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Netherlands
Year
1890
Condition
Good condition
Height
42 cm
Width
51 cm
Depiction/theme
Still life
Style
Realism
Period
19th century
