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A kitchen scene with a maid standing by a table laden with fish
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December 5, 02:55 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Jan Fris
Amsterdam 1627/8 - 1672
A kitchen scene with a maid standing by a table laden with fish
signed and dated lower right: J. FRiS. / .1654.
oil on canvas
unframed: 100.5 x 111.3 cm.; 39 5/8 x 43 7/8 in.
framed: 121 x 134.5 cm.; 47 5/8 x 53 in.
This recently discovered kitchen scene is a rare work by Jan Fris and as such represents an important addition to the artist’s small extant œuvre of around fifteen paintings. Very little is known about the life of Jan Fris - the son of Gerrit, he was born in Amsterdam in circa 1627, marrying there in 1649, before gaining citizenship two years later. Dated 1654, the present painting is an early work by Fris and the only known composition by the artist to combine still-life and genre painting to create a kitchen scene.