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.
Provenance
Possibly Pierrey, Paris (Probably c. 1908); (Probably Galerie A.S. Drey, Munich) (Probably until 1936); Walter Bornheim [1888-1971], Munich (Possibly 1936-1946); In possession of the Allies, returned to Walter Bornheim (1946-1947); Walter Bornheim, Munich, restituted to Paul Drey (1947-1949); Probably Paul Drey [1885-1953] and Elizabeth Drey, New York (1949-at least 1953); Possibly private collection, United States (By 1956); H. Terry-Engell Gallery, London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art1 (Until 1960); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1960-)
Accession Number
1960.80
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
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.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund