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1627 Amsterdam, Holland - 1672 Amsterdam, Holland. Known for: Still life painting.
JAN FRIS . (c. 1627 – Amsterdam – 1672) . From Johnny Van Haeften Gallery. A Toebackje: a Still Life with a Glass, a Pack of Cards, a Walnut and Smoking Requisites . Signed and dated, centre left: J.... Read full biography
JAN FRIS . (c. 1627 – Amsterdam – 1672) . From Johnny Van Haeften Gallery. A Toebackje: a Still Life with a Glass, a Pack of Cards, a Walnut and Smoking Requisites . Signed and dated, centre left: J. Fris 1671 On canvas, 151/4 x 123/8 ins. (38.8 x 31.5 cm) . NARRATIVE?. This painting is a... Read full biography
JAN FRIS . (c. 1627 – Amsterdam – 1672) . From Johnny Van Haeften Gallery. A Toebackje: a Still Life with a Glass, a Pack of Cards, a Walnut and Smoking Requisites . Signed and dated, centre left: J. Fris 1671 On canvas, 151/4 x 123/8 ins. (38.8 x 31.5 cm) . NARRATIVE?. This painting is a characteristic example of a still life by the rare Amsterdam painter Jan Fris. It depicts one of his favourite subjects – a still life of smoking requisites, or a toebackje, as they were called in... Read full biography
JAN FRIS . (c. 1627 – Amsterdam – 1672) . From Johnny Van Haeften Gallery. A Toebackje: a Still Life with a Glass, a Pack of Cards, a Walnut and Smoking Requisites . Signed and dated, centre left: J. Fris 1671 On canvas, 151/4 x 123/8 ins. (38.8 x 31.5 cm) . NARRATIVE?. This painting is a characteristic example of a still life by the rare Amsterdam painter Jan Fris. It depicts one of his favourite subjects – a still life of smoking requisites, or a toebackje, as they were called in seventeenth-century Holland. A broken brazier containing glowing coals, a metal tobacco box and a slender white clay pipe appear on a cracked stone ledge: a small pile of glowing ash has fallen from the bowl of the pipe onto the stone ledge. Also displayed are a... Read full biography
JAN FRIS . (c. 1627 – Amsterdam – 1672) . From Johnny Van Haeften Gallery. A Toebackje: a Still Life with a Glass, a Pack of Cards, a Walnut and Smoking Requisites . Signed and dated, centre left: J. Fris 1671 On canvas, 151/4 x 123/8 ins. (38.8 x 31.5 cm) . NARRATIVE?. This painting is a characteristic example of a still life by the rare Amsterdam painter Jan Fris. It depicts one of his favourite subjects – a still life of smoking requisites, or a toebackje, as they were called in seventeenth-century Holland. A broken brazier containing glowing coals, a metal tobacco box and a slender white clay pipe appear on a cracked stone ledge: a small pile of glowing ash has fallen from the bowl of the pipe onto the stone ledge. Also displayed are a pack of playing cards, a walnut and some broken nut shells: the seven of clubs and another card concealed beneath it lie fa... Read full biography
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JAN FRIS
(c. 1627 – Amsterdam – 1672)
From Johnny Van Haeften Gallery
A Toebackje: a Still Life with a Glass, a Pack of Cards, a Walnut and Smoking Requisites
Signed and dated, centre left: J. Fris 1671 On canvas, 151/4 x 123/8 ins. (38.8 x 31.5 cm)
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This painting is a characteristic example of a still life by the rare Amsterdam painter Jan Fris. It depicts one of his favourite subjects – a still life of smoking requisites, or a toebackje, as they were called in seventeenth-century Holland. A broken brazier containing glowing coals, a metal tobacco box and a slender white clay pipe appear on a cracked stone ledge: a small pile of glowing ash has fallen from the bowl of the pipe onto the stone l...But wait, there's more...
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