Balthasar van der Ast was one of the most prolific still life painters in 17th-century Holland. His early work shows clear evidence of the influence of his teacher Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, but by the early 1720’s, van der Ast began to develop his own personal style. His compositions became bigger and more complex and depicted exotic fruits, shells, and insects. Here, the grasshopper adorning the Chinese porcelain bowl mirrors the ‘real’ grasshopper sitting on the shell to the right.
Title
Vruchtenstilleven
Artist
Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg 1594 - voor voor Delft)
Dating
1623
Material and technique
Object number
5096 a
Object type
Acquisition
aankoop 1924
Dimensions
hoogte 23.6 cm
breedte 32.4 cm
hoogte (met lijst) 40 cm
breedte (met lijst) 48.5 cm
Inscriptions and markings
- signatuur en datering r.o. op tafelrand (met verf): B.van der.ast.1623.
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Documentation
- John Mitchell & Son Gallery Notes : Balthasar van der Ast (1593-1657), Peter Mitchel, (De Revisor : tweemaandelijks literair tijdschrift voor Nederland en Vlaanderen, 1; 30, 2003), 14-19
Exhibitions
- More beautiful than nature. The Still Lifes of Balthasar van der Ast (1593/94-1657), Schloss Friedenstein
- De Zeven Hoofdzonden, Centraal Museum
- De keuze van Simon Levie : oude meesters uit de collectie van het Centraal Museum Utrecht, Centraal Museum
- Der frühe van Gogh und seine Zeitgenossen, Herrenhausen
- Zie Zeeland, Feestpaleis, Gent
- Tentoonstelling van schilderijen der Utrechtsche School, Centraal Museum
Persistent url
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