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JACOBUS BILTIUS | A trompe l'œil with a willow ptarmigan hanging from a nail
Lot Closed
April 8, 01:21 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
JACOBUS BILTIUS
The Hague 1633 - 1681 Bergen-op-zoom
A TROMPE L'ŒIL WITH A WILLOW PTARMIGAN HANGING FROM A NAIL
signed and dated lower right: J. Biltius fecit / 1(6)65
oil on canvas
unframed: 55.2 x 46.1 cm.; x 21¾ x 18¼ in.
framed: 63.2 x 54.5 cm.; 23⅞ x 21½ in.
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Arthur Block (according to an inscription on the stretcher);
Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 30 January 2015, lot 448.
Jacobus Biltius was born in The Hague, where he worked as an apprentice under the still life painter Carel Hardy. His own œuvre consisted primarily of still lifes, evidently much influenced by his master. Among these he is best known for his game paintings, as well as his remarkable trompe l'œil pictures. Examples of the artist's work can be found in museums including Abbeville, Berlin, Brunswick, Copenhagen, Dresden, The Hague and Leeuwarden.