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Roses and Tree Anemones in a Glass Vase,
ca. 1846–56
Johan Laurentz Jensen, Danish, 1800–1856
2011-165
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Didactics
Known as the Father of Danish Flower Painting, Jensen studied in Copenhagen and Paris, where he worked briefly for the Sèvres Porcelain Manufacture; he also executed several royal commissions for table services at the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufacture. A typical still life from Jensen’s later years, this painting brings together roses from a garden with the exotic tree or bush anemone (carpenteria), discovered by John Charles Fremont near Fresno, California, in 1845. Although native to a semi-desert region, carpenteria was soon successfully imported to European botanical gardens.
Information
Title
Roses and Tree Anemones in a Glass Vase
Dates
ca. 1846–56
Maker
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
34 x 25.1 cm (13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
frame: 48.9 x 40 x 5.4 cm (19 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stuart P. Feld, Class of 1957, and Sue K. Feld
Object Number
2011-165
Signatures
Signed lower right in grey paint: J L Jensen
Culture
Type
Subject
- Johan Laurentz Jensen (1800-1856): father of Danish flower painting: [exhibition] November 19, 1988 to January 7, 1989, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, (New York, NY: The Galleries, 1988).
- "Acquisitions of the Princeton University Art Museum 2011," Record of the Princeton University Art Museum 71/72 (2012-13): p. 75-132., pp. 76–77 (illus.)
