A lobster, a crab, an oyster, a pewter pitcher and various fruits on a draped table

Details

Circle of Jan Davidsz. de Heem (Utrecht 1606-1683/4 Antwerp)
A lobster, a crab, an oyster, a pewter pitcher and various fruits on a draped table
oil on panel
70.8 x 90.2 cm.

Provenance

with M. Wolff, Amsterdam, before 1938, as J. Jz. van de Velde.

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Sale room notice

Contrary to what is stated in the catalogue note, please note that the painting in the Lazaro collection has been attributed by Mr. Fred Meijer to Jan Davidsz. de Heem.

Lot Essay

Mr. Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, points out that both style and composition are very close to the early oeuvre of Jan Davidsz. de Heem; several objects reappear in de Heem's pictures.
The present artist seems to also have painted the upright still life in the Lazaro collection, Madrid (inv. no. 11297). The juxtaposition of the various objects is, except for the lobster and crab, almost identical.

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