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Silver Wine Jug, Ham, and Fruit

Silver Wine Jug, Ham, and Fruit

c. 1660–66
(Dutch, 1620/21–1690)
Framed: 124.5 x 108 x 8.5 cm (49 x 42 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.); Unframed: 99.7 x 82.6 cm (39 1/4 x 32 1/2 in.)

Did You Know?

Look closely: the shimmering surface of the silver wine jug reflects a portrait of the artist at his easel.

Description

With their typically large scale, and loose and energetic brushwork, Abraham van Beyeren’s opulent still life paintings were designed to be seen from a slight distance—perhaps installed over a mantelpiece. Here, for example, the silver wine jug is painted with rough strokes that seem almost abstract when viewed up close, but from a distance it becomes a fully realized object shimmering with complex reflections—including a ghostly self-portrait of the artist at his easel.
  • Probably c. 1908
    Possibly Pierrey, Paris
    Probably until 1936
    (Probably Galerie A.S. Drey, Munich)
    Possibly 1936-1946
    Walter Bornheim [1888-1971], Munich
    1946-1947
    In possession of the Allies, returned to Walter Bornheim
    1947-1949
    Walter Bornheim, Munich, restituted to Paul Drey
    1949-at least 1953
    Probably Paul Drey [1885-1953] and Elizabeth Drey, New York
    By 1956
    Possibly private collection, United States
    Until 1960
    H. Terry-Engell Gallery, London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art1
    1960-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Datenbank zum Central Collecting Point München, Deutsches Historisches Museum, http://www.dhm.de/datenbank/ccp/dhm_ccp.php?seite=6&fld_1=30958&fld_3=&auswahl=6&fld_4=&fld_4a=&fld_5=&fld_6=&fld_7=&fld_8=&fld_9=&fld_10=&suchen=Suchen.
    Datenbank zum Central Collecting Point München, Deutsches Historisches Museum, http://www.dhm.de/datenbank/ccp/dhm_ccp.php?seite=6&fld_1=30958&fld_3=&auswahl=6&fld_4=&fld_4a=&fld_5=&fld_6=&fld_7=&fld_8=&fld_9=&fld_10=&suchen=Suchen.
    Datenbank zum Central Collecting Point München, Deutsches Historisches Museum, http://www.dhm.de/datenbank/ccp/dhm_ccp.php?seite=6&fld_1=30958&fld_3=&auswahl=6&fld_4=&fld_4a=&fld_5=&fld_6=&fld_7=&fld_8=&fld_9=&fld_10=&suchen=Suchen.
    Datenbank zum Central Collecting Point München, Deutsches Historisches Museum, http://www.dhm.de/datenbank/ccp/dhm_ccp.php?seite=6&fld_1=30958&fld_3=&auswahl=6&fld_4=&fld_4a=&fld_5=&fld_6=&fld_7=&fld_8=&fld_9=&fld_10=&suchen=Suchen.


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