Master Paintings Part II
Master Paintings Part II
Still life with Grapes, Two Apricots, and a Peach on a Stone Ledge
Auction Closed
February 1, 09:24 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Monogrammist HVH
The Netherlands active 17th century
Still life with Grapes, Two Apricots, and a Peach on a Stone Ledge
oil on panel
panel: 7 ½ by 11 ⅜ in.; 19.1 by 28.9 cm.
framed: 17 by 20 ⅞ in.; 43.2 by 53.0 cm.
This intriguing still life was painted in the late seventeenth century by an as-yet unidentified Dutch artist with the monogram HVH. The intimate scale and direct presentation of the objects evoke the style of Adriaen Coorte (c. 1665 – after 1707) , whereas the bunch of volumetric grapes are strongly reminiscent of David Cornelisz de Heem (1663 - before 1714).
While the identity of the monogrammist remains inconclusive, the painter of this charming still life is perhaps the enigmatic and chameleonic Hendrick van Heemskerck (c.1630 - 1683/4), known only from a few surviving works.1
We are grateful to Dr. Fred G. Meijer for his assistance in the cataloguing of the present lot.
1For comparison with a similar still life signed in full by Hendrick van Heemskerck, see RKD 469659.
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