Petter Bellflower & Clematis Watercolor
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PETTER, Franz Xavier (Austrian, 1791-1866), attributed to.
Bellflower and Clematis (?).
Watercolor and gouache on paper.
Early 19th century.
15 3/8" x 11 1/4" sheet.
Franz Xaver Petter was one of the most successful flower painters of his day. The son of a painter of porcelain, he devoted himself almost exclusively to easel painting. From 1815 he was a Corrector (teaching assistant) at the School of Flower Drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts, exhibiting at the Academy from 1816. In 1832 he took up a position as Professor at the Manufaktur Zeichenschule and became Academic Counsellor and Director of this institute in 1835, retiring in 1851.
Bellflower and Clematis (?).
Watercolor and gouache on paper.
Early 19th century.
15 3/8" x 11 1/4" sheet.
Franz Xaver Petter was one of the most successful flower painters of his day. The son of a painter of porcelain, he devoted himself almost exclusively to easel painting. From 1815 he was a Corrector (teaching assistant) at the School of Flower Drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts, exhibiting at the Academy from 1816. In 1832 he took up a position as Professor at the Manufaktur Zeichenschule and became Academic Counsellor and Director of this institute in 1835, retiring in 1851.
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