He gives no reason for having determined this work to be a copy. ), they determined after restoration that it was an “old copy.” Agnew’s subsequently sold the painting at auction on August 18, 1970. They tip slightly on the lip of a shallow dish that protrudes out from the table. 'Still Life with Nautilus Cup', 1662 (oil on canvas) W illem Kalf was born in Rotterdam, worked for a while in Paris, before he finally settled in Amsterdam. 2] Detail of lemon, Willem Kalf, Still Life, c. 1660, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Collection, 1943.7.8). P. M. van Tongeren (Delft, 1988), 180–181, writes that Kalf, “like De Heem, allowed his pupils to make copies of his paintings to which he himself would add the finishing touches.” Besides numerous copies by others, we also know of contemporary replicas signed by Kalf himself. Still-Life with Lobster and Nautilus Cup, 1634 A Table of Desserts, 1640 Still-Life, Breakfast with Champaign Glass and Pipe, 1642 Flowers in a Vase, once part of the collection of Count Karl von Cobenzl in Brussels, bought by Catherine the Great in 1768. For a discussion of artists working in Kalf’s manner, see Ima Blok, “Willem Kalf,” Onze Kunst 35 (January–June 1919): 143– 145; and Fred G. Meijer, “In der Nachfolge von Willem Kalf,” in Gemaltes Licht: Die Stilleben von Willem Kalf 1619–1693, ed. Still Life with Fruit The Fitzwilliam Museum. probably by another hand, lower left on edge of tabled: W.Kalf. The support, a medium-weight, tightly and plain-woven fabric, is composed of irregularly spun threads and was originally stretched off-square. Now in Hermitage Museum Willem Claesz. Minor losses are scattered at random. Looking down at the jug is a small silver figurine of a soldier, dressed in the costume of a hundred years before. Little recognized in his day and initially active as a marine painter, he is now considered one of the most important painters of still lifes, and in particular still lifes of fish and so-called 'pronkstillevens', i.e. Help keep us free by making a donation today. Around it, in a carefully planned disorder, … by Willem Claesz Heda Handmade oil painting reproduction on canvas for sale,We can offer Framed art,Wall Art,Gallery Wrap and Stretched Canvas,Choose from multiple sizes and frames at discount price. [fig. For a discussion of artists working in Kalf’s manner, see Ima Blok, “Willem Kalf,”. Abraham Hendriksz van Beijeren or Abraham van Beyeren was a Dutch Baroque painter of still lifes. Technical analysis shows that the signature was a later addition. The National Gallery of Art serves the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity. It’s made from a real nautilus shell, at the time a rare and costly item. Smooth surfaces were rendered with highlights blended wet-into-wet, while a thick paint and a fingerprint were used to texture the orange peel. (Haarlem, 1740; reprint, Soest, 1969), 266–268. Although the blue-and-white Wan-Li porcelain bowl, decorated with colored biscuit figures representing the eight immortals of Taoist belief, is already found in Kalf’s paintings from the early 1660s, most prominently in his Still Life with Nautilus Cup of 1662 (Fundación Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid),[10]  [10]For an illustration, see Ivan Gaskell, Seventeenth-Century Dutch and Flemish Painting: The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection (London, 1990), no. no. Sylvia Böhmer (Munich, 2007), 150–155. [1] Probably Colonel Towers. The focus is a precious drinking cup made from a nautilus shell. But it’s on the edge of the table, easily knocked off; the glasses next to it also tip sideways. 1600 Price: US $100.73. Grisebach, who in 1974 was the first to recognize that Still Life with Nautilus Cup was a replica, considered Kalf’s original composition to be a painting formerly on the art market. Heda has placed a huge fish on a pewter plate. While later imitations may also have been made, it would have been consistent with seventeenth-century workshop practice for studio assistants, perhaps with the aid of the master, to make replicas of the master’s most successful paintings. Still Life with Nautilus Cup, Frans Sant-Acker, 1648 - 1688 oil on canvas, h 66cm × w 56.5cm More details Lucius Grisebach, Willem Kalf, 1619–1693 (Berlin, 1974), attributes 147 paintings unreservedly to Kalf. Still Life with Fruit and Oysters The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. © 2021 National Gallery of Art   Notices   Terms of Use   Privacy Policy. Learn more. The rest is less skilled; the curtain, for instance, is barely sketched in. Kalf was one of the great Dutch masters of still life painting. Even though Still Life with Nautilus Cup has many qualities of a Kalf composition, it must be one of these replicas. What was a picture of such a seemingly strange collection of objects for? Willem Kalf was one of the most celebrated, sought after, and successful still-life painters of the seventeenth century. But it’s on the edge of the table, easily knocked off; the roemers next to it are also in danger. He also lists various copies of these works, copies of lost originals, questionable works, and wrongly attributed paintings. Read our full Open Access policy for images. Commission your own museum quality hand painted reproduction of " Still Life with Nautilus Cup " on a high quality cotton-linen canvas, originally by artist Willem Kalf. Title: Still-Life with Nautilus Cup Creator: Marten Boelema de Stomme Tags: Dutch Provenance: Bukowskis, Stockholm, Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, Stockholm 1904 Physical Dimensions: w380 x h500 mm (Without frame) Painter: Marten Boelema de Stomme Artist info: De Stomme,”the mute one” studied for Willem Claesz. See also Arnold Houbraken, De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen, 3 vols. Still-Life with a Nautilus Cup. Heda in Haarlem and clearly tried to follow in Heda´s footsteps. Even without documentary evidence to confirm the existence of a Kalf workshop, these replicas suggest that he worked with various assistants, particularly during his Amsterdam years. The paint was applied over a smooth, thin beige ground in thin, fluid layers, with liquid washes and full-bodied pastes employed to simulate surface texture. Still Life with Nautilus Cup and Fruit by Johann Georg Hainz, Netherlands, undated, oil on canvas - Chazen Museum of Art - DSC02086.JPG 3,148 × 3,973; 3.22 MB. It was added after the paint had dried, presumably by another hand. This image is licensed for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons agreement. Item not examined outside of mounting 140a. This cup consists of a polished turban shell mounted on an elaborately wrought, gilded-silver base made in the form of a putto holding a horn of plenty. A Still Life with a Nautilus Cup Leiden, Holland, 1632 Oil on wood 77.5 x 64.7 cm The objects are arranged to demonstrate the artist’s skill in showing the play of light on different materials. Open Access image. Maerten Boelema de Stomme (1611 in Leeuwarden – after 1644 in Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Still Life with a Nautilus Cup: Artist: Probably by Gerrit Willemsz. Still Life with Nautilus Cup. Biography. Lucius Grisebach, Willem Kalf, 1619–1693 (Berlin, 1974), 160, 276–277, no. 1] Detail of lemon, after Willem Kalf, Still Life with Nautilus Cup, 1665/1670, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Robert H. and Clarice Smith, 1974.109.1 and [fig. 1662. Objects sit on the table at a perilous angle or seem to materialise from nowhere, but the one that takes centre stage is secure. Heda, so there may have been collaboration. You must agree to the Creative Commons terms and conditions to download this image. On top are the gilded figures of Neptune and some feisty-looking tritons, his fierce mythical attendants, riding a sea-horse with wings. 4th St and Constitution Ave NW Such free adaptations in the shapes of objects are common in Kalf’s paintings; a variant of this same base is used as a support for a glass in his Still Life, 1663, in the Cleveland Museum of Art (inv. 135, dates this painting to the late 1660s because of the dark tonality and the prevalence of gold tonalities in the work. A Still Life with Fruit and Lobster National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery. For Jan Vos’ poem, written in 1654, see Lucius Grisebach, Willem Kalf, 1619–1693 (Berlin, 1974), 21; for Vondel’s poem, published in 1663, see Lucius Grisebach, Willem Kalf, 32. This gloriously cluttered picture seems to suggest the aftermath of a rich banquet that’s gone a little too far. [2]  [2]Jurriaen’s son, Hendrick van Streek (1659–after 1719), also painted in the manner of Kalf. sumptuous still lifes of luxurious objects. As seems to have happened in a number of instances, Kalf’s original is lost. See, for example, his Still Life with Nautilus Cup (Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig). The most obvious disparity is in the depiction of the lemon rind in each painting ([fig. Lucius Grisebach, Willem Kalf, 1619–1693 (Berlin, 1974), 279, however, explained the weakness of the painting that he considered to be the original by dating it to the end of Kalf’s career: “Qualitativ stellenweise recht schwaches Spätwerk.”. Finally, Kalf re-created the rough texture of the skin with sure touches of the brush. Sep 19, 2013 - Still Life with Nautilus Cup and Oyster, 1640 by Willem Claesz Heda | Museum Quality Oil Painting Reproduction and Canvas Print 16053 | TOPofART [5] The transactions from 1958 to 1969 are described in H. de Boer's letter of 17 April 1989 to Anke van Wagenberg-ter Hoeven, in NGA curatorial files. Still Life with a Chinese Bowl, Nautilus Cup and Other Objects - Kalf, Willem. Similar comparisons can be made with other paintings containing identical objects, such as the blue-and-white Chinese bowl in Kalf’s Still Life with Nautilus Cup in the Fundación Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. Details about Antique pencil painting still life with vase, pitcher and cup signed. Note: Exhibition history, provenance, and bibliography are subject to change as new information becomes available. Read more. A tube ending in a silver dragon’s head lies beside the nautilus, seemingly coming from nowhere. The paintings we create are only of museum quality. Thus it is no assurance of authenticity. Condition:--not specified. Its edges are carefully wrought to show both the irregular cut of the knife and the thickness of the skin. 62.292; see Sam Segal, A Prosperous Past: The Sumptuous Still Life in the Netherlands, 1600–1700 [Delft, 1988], 195, 249, no. 10, 74–77. Beside him there’s a bowl holding rock salt, another precious commodity, and a half-full tankard of beer. [3]  [3]Lucius Grisebach, Willem Kalf, 1619–1693 (Berlin, 1974), attributes 147 paintings unreservedly to Kalf. [11] This cup consists of a polished turban shell mounted on an elaborately wrought, gilded-silver base made in the form of a putto holding a horn of plenty. [12]  [12]Although the bases of the Leipzig and National Gallery of Art paintings are similar, slight differences do occur. You may download complete editions of this catalog from the catalog’s home page. This Still Life with Nautilus Cup must be one of those workshop replicas. (47 x 36.3 cm.) Still Life with a Lobster seems to have been painted for a guild of merchants in Haarlem, where both artists worked, identified by a cipher on the tablecloth. The lesser quality of the painting is most evident in the lack of definition of the lemon rind and the relatively coarse rendering of the tapestry. A Still Life With A Nautilus Cup, A Silver Salt Cellar, Etc. Once the painting "Still Life with Nautilus Cup and Oyster" is ready and dry, it will be shipped to your delivery address. No conservation has been carried out since acquisition. The combination of metal and shell … The compositional elements of the present work indicate that Kalf’s original composition must have been executed in the late 1660s. Heda: Artist dates: about 1624 - 1649: Date made: probably about 1645: Medium and support: Oil on oak: Dimensions: 84.6 x 99.5 cm: Acquisition credit: Bequeathed by Claude Dickason Rotch, 1962: Inventory number: NG6336: Location: Gallery A: Paintings after 1600: Collection: Main Collection Still-Life with Nautilus Cup quantity. ), they determined after restoration that it was an “old copy.” Agnew’s subsequently sold the painting at auction on August 18, 1970. He may have used this method to show skill at projecting objects into space towards us. If you have a ticket for a future visit, we'll be in touch with you soon. 140a. It’s called a nautilus cup and is meant to impress. DE Search Menu William B. Jordan, trans. The turban shell, for example, sits directly on the head and hand of the putto in the Leipzig painting, whereas in the National Gallery of Art painting it is raised above the putto by three circular forms. 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