Bernard de Hoog, Still Life With Roses Medium Maurer painted this in 1944

Maurer painted this in 1944

Bos “De Poort” of The Hague (catalogue number 4896)

The press remarked “the works of this talented artist are so well known that it would be superfluous to attempt a description of any

you can see a small crop of buildings set within a typically flat Dutch landscape

Bernard de Hoog, Still Life With Roses Medium Maurer painted this in 1944This delicate early 20th century still life by Dutch artist Bernard de Hoog (1867 1943) depicts two roses within a glass vase. This charming little piece displays De Hoogs mastery of light. The complex curls of petals are confidently rendered with fairly broad brushstrokes, which bring life and character. He probably worked quickly with signs of De Hoogs thinking visible through pentimento, the presence of earlier ideas. The vase (perhaps a creamer)