I never meant to publish this picture, but after I showed my experiments to a friend he insisted that I should print them. As a tribute to the old masters of still life painting that can be found from the 16th to 18th century throughout Europe, especially in the Netherlands and Germany.

I admit the flowers in this picture (Echinacea) I had forgotten in my studio.
After weeks they dried out, but they kept their color.
At one point they fell down on my couch and spread everywhere.
Since chance is an important factor in my creation process,
I decided to work with it and to experiment and try to capture this beauty.

The black background and subject matter too are common ground with the “old masters still life”. One difference I’d like to point out. You’ll find layers, such as objects in front of each other and with it depth, but surprisingly you’ll never find the illusion of perspective.

I started selling prints of the picture starting from 107€ plus shipping cost from Germany.
If you like to find out more follow the link to my website:
haraldgeisler.com

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Detail of the mounted Picture