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Mid-17th-century Flemish School, Still Life with Grapes & Foliage on a Pewter Platter, Antique Oil Painting

Name: Mid-17th-century Flemish School, Still Life with Grapes & Foliage on a Pewter Platter, Antique Oil Painting
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1166480
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17th century

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Description

This exquisite mid-17th-century Flemish oil painting depicts a still life with an abundance of fruit and flora perched atop a pewter plate. It’s a decadent array of nature’s finest.

Within every 17th-century still life, there’s a suggestion of a deeper narrative and it’s intriguing to consider whether the artist is communicating at a secondary level. Here, the fruit is so bountiful that it’s overwhelming the platter, as if in a state of unbridled debauchery.

Grapes are often used as symbols of Bacchus, the God of wine, which seems appropriate. There’s also a merry dance occurring towards the top, as the leaves spring forward with life and vigour.

The handling is exceptional, with the details carefully rendered. Note the reflections of the fruit and the realistic texture of the wooden surface. The artist is unknown, and it’s been erroneously monogrammed ‘JDH’, in an effort to attribute the painting to the well-known Dutch artist, Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1684). It dates to circa 1630, and stylistically, it’s somewhat reminiscent of works by German painter Isaak Soreau (1604-1644), who trained in Antwerp. It’s certainly an accomplished piece by a masterful hand.

Held in a beautiful gilt frame, which is possibly original.

Medium: Oil on panel

Overall size: 32½” x 27” / 83cm x 69cm

Year of creation: c. 1630

Labels & Inscriptions: Various inscriptions on the reverse relating to two previous sales at Christie's.

Provenance: Private collection, UK.

Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Areas of fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. Repairs to a crack in the panel with corresponding retouching. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.

Our reference: BRV2172

Physical Dimensions

Height

69cm (27.17")

Width

83cm (32.68")

Depth

5cm (1.97")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1166480

Dealers Internal Reference

BRV2172

Description

This exquisite mid-17th-century Flemish oil painting depicts a still life with an abundance of fruit and flora perched atop a pewter plate. It’s a decadent array of nature’s finest.

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Within every 17th-century still life, there’s a suggestion of a deeper narrative and it’s intriguing to consider whether the artist is communicating at a secondary level.

Brave Fine Art

Here, the fruit is so bountiful that it’s overwhelming the platter, as if in a state of unbridled debauchery.

fig 1. Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Still Life With Grapes & Foliage On A Pewter Platter, Antique Oil Painting — fig 1. Mid-17th-century Flemish School, Still Life with Grapes & Foliage on a Pewter Platter, Antique Oil Painting

Grapes are often used as symbols of Bacchus, the God of wine, which seems appropriate. There’s also a merry dance occurring towards the top, as the leaves spring forward with life and vigour.

The handling is exceptional, with the details carefully rendered. Note the reflections of the fruit and the realistic texture of the wooden surface. The artist is unknown, and it’s been erroneously monogrammed ‘JDH’, in an effort to attribute the painting to the well-known Dutch artist, Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1684). It dates to circa 1630, and stylistically, it’s somewhat reminiscent of works by German painter Isaak Soreau (1604-1644), who trained in Antwerp. It’s certainly an accomplished piece by a masterful hand.

fig 2. Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Still Life With Grapes & Foliage On A Pewter Platter, Antique Oil Painting — fig 2. Mid-17th-century Flemish School, Still Life with Grapes & Foliage on a Pewter Platter, Antique Oil Painting

Held in a beautiful gilt frame, which is possibly original.

Medium: Oil on panel

Overall size: 32½” x 27” / 83cm x 69cm

Year of creation: c. 1630

Labels & Inscriptions: Various inscriptions on the reverse relating to two previous sales at Christie's.

fig 3. Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Still Life With Grapes & Foliage On A Pewter Platter, Antique Oil Painting — fig 3. Mid-17th-century Flemish School, Still Life with Grapes & Foliage on a Pewter Platter, Antique Oil Painting

Provenance: Private collection, UK.

Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Areas of fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. Repairs to a crack in the panel with corresponding retouching. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.

Our reference: BRV2172