Still Life with Poppy, Insects, and Reptiles — Otto Marseus van Schrieck, 1670
Archival pigment print
Edition of 25 per size
Printed on Hahnemühle paper
Original artwork in the public domain. Source image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The painting is a notable example of a sottobosco (forest floor) still life, a genre the artist specialized in. Van Schrieck was known as "The Snuffler" by his contemporaries because he often rooted around in the undergrowth to study the natural elements he depicted in his paintings.
The dark, moody scene focuses on a single blooming red poppy plant and the ecosystem around its base. The composition includes meticulous depictions of various insects and small animals.
The artist reportedly kept live snakes and other creatures in his studio as models to achieve such realistic detail.
After Hours Art Editions publishes limited-edition prints for collectors drawn to mood, intimacy, and the charged space between art and desire.
Still Life with Poppy, Insects, and Reptiles — Otto Marseus van Schrieck, 1670
Archival pigment print
Edition of 25 per size
Printed on Hahnemühle paper
Original artwork in the public domain. Source image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The painting is a notable example of a sottobosco (forest floor) still life, a genre the artist specialized in. Van Schrieck was known as "The Snuffler" by his contemporaries because he often rooted around in the undergrowth to study the natural elements he depicted in his paintings.
The dark, moody scene focuses on a single blooming red poppy plant and the ecosystem around its base. The composition includes meticulous depictions of various insects and small animals.
The artist reportedly kept live snakes and other creatures in his studio as models to achieve such realistic detail.
After Hours Art Editions publishes limited-edition prints for collectors drawn to mood, intimacy, and the charged space between art and desire.
Each print is produced using museum-grade pigment inks on archival cotton paper, then hand-numbered and signed by the studio.
• Paper: 100% cotton rag, matte finish
• Printing: Archival pigment giclée
• Edition: 25 total, hand-numbered
• Certificate of authenticity included
• Ships unframed
