Severin Roesen

German · 1815–1872 · Painter

Severin Roesen was a Prussian-American painter known for his abundant fruit and flower still lifes, and is today recognized as one of the major American painters in that genre… (Wikipedia)

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Still Life of Fruit and Wine on a TableBonhams · Nov 2007$84,000≈ £40,656≈ €56,961Sign up to see
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Severin Roesen was a Prussian-American painter known for his abundant fruit and flower still lifes, and is today recognized as one of the major American painters in that genre from the nineteenth century.

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Born 1815, BoppardDied 1872, PhiladelphiaOccupation PainterWikidata Q88498 ↗ULAN 500030413 ↗Museum works 15

Also known as roesen, S. Rosen, Severin Rösen, Severus Roesen

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Severin Roesen, Still Life, Flowers, and Fruit — **Still Life, Flowers, and Fruit**1848 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase thr…

Severin Roesen, Peaches, Grapes, and Apples — **Peaches, Grapes, and Apples**n.d. · oil on wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts — Ope…

Severin Roesen, Still Life: Fruit — **Still Life: Fruit**1855 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1963 — Open Access (CC0)

Severin Roesen, Still Life with Strawberries in a Compote — **Still Life with Strawberries in a Compote**1865–70 · Oil on board with gold leaf frame
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Carl S. Salmon Jr., 2004 — Open Acces…

Severin Roesen, Still Life Fruit and Wine Glass — **Still Life Fruit and Wine Glass**1865–70 · Oil on board with gold leaf frame
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Carl S. Salmon Jr., 2004 — Open Acces…

Severin Roesen, Fruit Still Life — **Fruit Still Life**1865
Birmingham Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museum of Art

Severin Roesen, Flower Still Life with Bird's Nest — **Flower Still Life with Bird's Nest**1853
Philadelphia Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Philadelphia Museum of Art

Severin Roesen, Still Life with Fruit — **Still Life with Fruit**1852
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Severin Roesen, Still Life-Flowers in a Basket — **Still Life-Flowers in a Basket**1850
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Severin Roesen, An Abundance of Fruit — **An Abundance of Fruit**c. 1860 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Americana Endowment Fund — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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