A Space of Their Own

Maria van Oosterwyck

Selected Works

A dark vase contains a small flower arrangement with red-and-white striped flowers, white and pink flowers with ruffled edges, a blue iris, and several small yellow flowers. A dragonfly and a butterfly rest on the flowers, while a second butterfly with orange stripes on its black wings has landed on the edge of the table.

Flower Still Life

1669
Maria van Oosterwyck, Flower Still Life, 1669. Oil on canvas, 46 x 37.1 cm. Cincinnati Art Museum, 1988.150
Cincinnati Art Museum

A dark vase of flowers sits on a table. The arrangement includes large green leaves, red and white carnations, a sunflower, roses, and other white, orange, yellow, and pink flowers against a dark background.

Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase

1670s
Maria van Oosterwyck, Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase, 1670s. Oil on canvas, 73.6 x 55.8 cm. Denver Art Museum, 1997.219
Denver Art Museum

A large flower arrangement sits on a table in a carved off-white vase with a lid resting nearby. The flowers are mostly red and orange, with one large sunflower and a few white flowers at teh center, and a lot of greenery at the back of the vase. The vase is carved with human figures, and the lid has a kneeling nude woman on the top.

Flowers in an Ornamental Vase

1670–75
Maria van Oosterwyck, Flowers in an Ornamental Vase, 1670–75. Oil on canvas, 62 x 47.5 cm. Mauritshuis
Mauritshuis

A small bunch of roses tied with a blue ribbon are laid down on a table. A white butterfly has landed on the petals of the rose.

Roses and Butterfly

n.d.
Maria van Oosterwyck, Roses and Butterfly, n.d. Oil on canvas, 36.8 x 29.2 cm. Crocker Art Museum
Crocker Art Museum

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