Contact gallery for price		Adriana Johanna Haanen Dutch, 1814-1895 A Flower Still Life Signed with initials lower center: A.H. Oil on panel 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches (47 x 35 cm) 26 1/4 x 21 5/8 in. framed Adriana Johanna Haanen was the daughter of Casparis Haanen, a painter of interior scenes.  Along with her siblings Georg, Elizabeth and Remi, Adriana learned to paint from her father.  Her preferred subject was the still life, which she painted with a translucent, delicate touch.  Adriana exhibited her works in Vienna from 1873 to 1882. In the present example, Haanen paints a simple arrangement of summer flowers in warm, rich color.  Stems of roses, peonies, morning glories, poppies and other blooms are arranged in a humble terra-cotta vase set upon a rough, wooden tabletop.  The flowers spring from the vase and wind about the table’s surface in a chaotic manner, giving the impression of a wild, lush summer garden rather than a carefully arranged display.  Plump drops of water cling to the vigorous blooms, and a single moth is perched on a stem at the top of the composition.  The warm red, orange, gold and pink tones of the flowers accentuate the summery feel of the work.  The colorful blooms are set against a flat, brown surface that adds to the simplicity of the scene.  The composition evokes the warmest months of the year and the fertile life of a rustic countryside.