Eloise Harriet Stannard (Follower), Still Life With Baskets, Bird’s Nest & Flowers Genre he began work in earnest

he began work in earnest as a painter of miniatures

the young man adopted the trade with considerable vigour

In muted tones it captures the unlikely beauty of sunlit textures otherwise ignored

This highly accomplished piece is rich with colour and expression

Pesci was born in Parma

Eloise Harriet Stannard (Follower), Still Life With Baskets, Bird’s Nest & Flowers Genre he began work in earnestThis late 19th century English School watercolour depicts an array of flora nestled into a mossy bank, together with a birds nest and two baskets. Late 19th century English still life painters, such as the Clare family, had a skill for capturing natures bounty with finesse. George Clare (1835 1890), for example, would forage through hedgerows for inspiration and his works evoke a gentle walk through the English countryside. This piece, signed E H