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Suiveur De Cornelis De Heem (1631-1695) Bouquet de fleurs dans un vase, huile sur toile (oil on canvas). 69x56,5 cm

École Française du XVIIIè. « Nature morte au vase de fleurs, à la coupe de fruits et aux oiseaux ». Huile sur toile. Belles dimensions H.90 L.110.

Charmante huile sur toile représentant une composition florale. L. 39 H.32 cm Eugène Cauchois entre à l'École des beaux-arts de Paris dans les ateliers de Ferdinand Duboc et d'Alex...

French School Early Nineteenth" FRENCH SCHOOL early 19th century. “Portrait of a woman with a headdress”. Oil on canvas nicely framed. H.60 L.48.

"Very Large Oil On Canvas - Fricheteau René. French School Early Twentieth." FRICHETEAU Rene. FRENCH SCHOOL early 20th century. “Flower Pier and Still L...

Raoul Arus (1846-1921). école Française Du XIXe Siecle. Général observant l’horizon avec ses aides de camp et fantassins en arrière-plan. Huile sur panneau signée en bas à droite. 23...

Provenance: Selma Herringman, New York, ca. 1955-2013; thence by descent to: Private Collection, New York, 2013-2020 This seventeenth century Spanish still-life of a laden table, known as a bodegón, stands out for its dramatic lighting and for the detailed description of each object. The artist’s confident use of chiaroscuro enables the sliced-open squash in the left foreground to appear as if emerging out of the darkness and projecting towards the viewer. The light source emanates from the upper left, illuminating the array, and its strength is made apparent by the reflections on the pitcher, pot, and the fruit in the basket. Visible brush strokes accentuate the vegetables’ rough surfaces and delicate interiors. Although the painter of this striking work remains unknown, it is a characteristic example of the pioneering Spanish still-lifes of the baroque period, which brought inanimate objects alive on canvas. In our painting, the knife and the large yellow squash boldly protrude off the table. Balancing objects on the edge of a table was a clever way for still-life painters to emphasize the three-dimensionality of the objects depicted, as well a way to lend a sense of drama to an otherwise static image. The knife here teeters on the edge, appearing as if it might fall off the table and out of the painting at any moment. The shape and consistency of the squash at left is brilliantly conveyed through the light brush strokes that define the vegetable’s fleshy and feathery interior. The smaller gourds—gathered together in a pile—are shrouded partly in darkness and stand out for their rugged, bumpy exterior. The stoneware has a brassy glaze, and the earthy tones of the vessels are carefully modulated by their interaction with the light and shadow that falls across them. The artist has cleverly arranged the still-life in a V-shaped composition, with a triangular slice of cheese standing upright, serving as its pinnacle. Independent still-lifes only became an important pictorial genre in the first years of the seventeenth century. In Italy, and particularly through the revolutionary works of Caravaggio, painted objects became carriers of meaning, and their depiction and arrangement the province of serious artistic scrutiny. Caravaggio famously asserted that it was equally difficult to paint a still-life as it was to paint figures, and the elevation of this new art form would have profound consequences to the present day. In Spain Juan Sanchez Cotan...

Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560 - 1627) was one of the most important still life painters in Spain and beyond. He developed a certain type of still life with a ...

This painting fits well into the Dutch pictorial production of the Golden century. The composition, built on the harmonious presentation of rich wild game and fine details such as th...

Giovanni Paolo Castelli called Spadino (Rome 1659 - Rome 1730) Still life Oil on canvas, cm. 81x31 - with frame cm. 92x41 Shaped and gilded wo...

Nicolas Van Houbraken (Messina, 1668 - Pisa, 1733) Still life with mushrooms Oil on canvas, cm. 26 x 32 - with frame cm. 38,5 x 33,5 Antique cassetta frame made of carved wood and ...

58 x 136 cm without frame, 71.5 x 150 cm with frame Antique shaped and gilded wooden box frame Publications: unpublished This beautiful painting shows a varied still life with var...