Still Life

attributed to Abraham van Beijeren, after 1655

Abraham van Beyeren (1620/21 - 1690). Still life, c. 1660. The Hague painter Van Beyeren has assembled a colourful assortment of objects and fruits. This type of luxurious still life was in fashion around 1650. Van Beyeren specialized in the genre, following in the footsteps of Jan Davidsz de Heem, who developed this type of still life. Purchased in 1958.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3944
  • Dimensionssupport: height 127 cm x width 106.5 cm x thickness 3 cm, outer size: depth 10.5 cm (support incl. frame)
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Still Life

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3944

  • Description

    Stilleven op een tafelblad met een fluweelen kleed. Wan Li-schaal met perziken en druiven, tinnen bord met een krab, een vergulde pronkbokaal, een zilveren bord met een geschilde citroen, een schuitvormig glas, een omgevallen zilveren drinkschaal, een horloge, verder enkele glazen en vruchten.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature, with ligated monogram, upper left, below the niche (false): ‘AVB f.’

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    • painter: attributed to Abraham van Beijeren
    • painter: Abraham van Beijeren (signed by artist) [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    after 1655

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • support: height 127 cm x width 106.5 cm x thickness 3 cm
    • outer size: depth 10.5 cm (support incl. frame)

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Stichting Jubileumfonds Rijksmuseum

  • Acquisition

    • purchase 2014-01-30
    • purchase 1958
    • interne vervaardiging 2014-01-30
    • interne vervaardiging 1958

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; ? collection Baroness Marie Elbertine van Welderen Rengers, née van Pallandt (1902-1986), 't Reelaer Castle, Heino, near Raalte;{Note RMA.}…; sale, A. de Labrouhe de Laborderie (Paris), Amsterdam (F. Muller), 23 May 1922, no. 1, fl. 6,800;{Copy RKD.}…; ? the dealer Daniel Katz, Dieren;{Note RMA.}…; ? the dealer Eugene Slatter, London;{Note RMA.}…; purchased from William R. Drown, London, by the museum, through the mediation of the dealer D.A. Hoogendijk, with the support of the Jubileumfonds, 1958

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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