Large masterfull  still life with flowers in a white porcellain vase, blackberries and melon was executed in 1841 by good listed  painter of dutch origin   Leopold von (van) Stoll (b.1808). He was active in 1828 in Warsaw and Cracov and in 1830 - 1834 in St. Petersburg , where he was busy designing floral arrangements for the Botanic Gardens.  In 1834 the artist came back to Austria to get popular acclaim for his wonderful paintings of flowers and fruits.  Ermitage in St.Petersburg have a few his still life and flowers paintings in the collection ( Cataloque of Ermitage , 1901).

Literature: The artist is listed in : "Austrian Artists Dictionary "by Heinrich Fuchs, Vienna 1974 and  " Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenen Künstler " by Thieme / Becker. Leipzig, 1999

Inscription: signed L. v. Stoll and dated 1841, lower right.

Technique: oil on canvas. Original period  gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 24 3/4" x h 31 1/5" (63 x 79 cm), framed w 34 2/3" x h 41" (88 x 104 cm)

Condition: in very good condition