ROESEN, Severin (Prussian-American,1816-1872). Still Life with Strawberries and Flowers. John Thomas Serres "THE SURVEY MARKED AN EPOCH

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ROESEN, Severin (Prussian-American,1816-1872). Still Life with Strawberries and Flowers. John Thomas Serres "THE SURVEY MARKED AN EPOCHROESEN, Severin (Prussian American,1816 1872)Still Life with Strawberries and FlowersOil on canvas35" x 45" canvasThis gorgeous Victorian oil painting by Severin Roesen is considered one of the finest of the still life genre. Though Roesen was widely acclaimed for his work during his lifetime, it wasn't almost 100 years after his death that his paintings were brought back to the attention of the larger public by First Lady Jackie Kennedy, when she