Great and splendid still life with flowers, butterflies and dragon-fly was created in the end of 19th century by very renowned and high listed Austrian artist Hans Zatzka ( 1859- Vienna -1945). Today his paintings achieve remarkable prices in the international art auction market. Hans Zatzka studied from 1877 to 1882 at Vienna Art Academy by Christian Griepenkerl and Carl von Blaas. Beeing a student at the Academy, he was awarded with a Gold Füger-Medal. As decoration painter he favoured subjects from Wagner´s operas and mythological scenes. Zatzka was very popular for his paintings of pretty girls, allegorical scenes with nymphs and putti,oriental genre paintings.For other works by this painter on our web-site see items No.2293, 2425, 2506, 2510, 3208 on our web-site.

Provenance: in 1900s: Viennese very renowed in the time art gallery Hugo Arnot , Kärntner Strasse 53 (gallery label see on the backside of the stretcher).

Literature: "General Artist´s Lexicon " by Thieme/Becker and " Dictionary of austrian artists " by Prof.H.Fuchs (in German).

Inscription: signed H.Zatzka lower center.

Technique: oil on canvas. Luxuriousy original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 31 1/8" x h 23 1/4" (79 x 59 cm), framed w 44 3/4" x h 37 " (113,5 x 94 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.