Kees Terlouw, Still Life With Roses

Kees Terlouw, Still Life With RosesThis beautiful mid 20th century oil painting by Dutch artist Kees Terlouw (1890 1948) depicts an abundant arrangement of red, white and pink roses set within a vase. Vividly filling the centre of the canvas, the roses radiate in bloom. Their rich tones contrast with the gentle transparency of glass. Terlouw was a master of such compositions imbuing each with the colours and buoyancy of ever enduring love. He was a humble romantic who produced works

The River Coquet winds through them - at times

particularly in the lower left and right

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 11½” x 15½” / 29cm x 39cmYear of creation: c

A late-19th-century oil on canvas by Belgian painter

Overall size: 10” x 17” / 26cm x 44cm

1855Condition: Artwork presents well

Frame with some wear including a few surface losses

he’s recorded as serving in the RAF during World War I

a buttoned waistcoat over a white shirt

’Tria sunt difficilia mihi’

But also notice how the elements on the right tend to create a vertical presence to bring contrast to the diagonal

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