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1633 - 1697 Hoorn, Holland. Known for: Still life painting.
Pieter Gallis was a Dutch still-life artist. He was the manager of the municipal pawnshop at Hoorn and painted, as an amateur, flowers, fruit, festoons and hunting still-lifes with dead birds and... Read full biography
Pieter Gallis was a Dutch still-life artist. He was the manager of the municipal pawnshop at Hoorn and painted, as an amateur, flowers, fruit, festoons and hunting still-lifes with dead birds and hares. According to old tradition, he also painted landscapes. His breakfast still-lifes on a dark... Read full biography
Pieter Gallis was a Dutch still-life artist. He was the manager of the municipal pawnshop at Hoorn and painted, as an amateur, flowers, fruit, festoons and hunting still-lifes with dead birds and hares. According to old tradition, he also painted landscapes. His breakfast still-lifes on a dark background recall Jan van de Velde (1620-1662) by their economical composition, while his flowers and fruit show an affinity to Jan Albertsz. Rootius (1624-1666), the other still life painter of Hoorn.... Read full biography
Pieter Gallis was a Dutch still-life artist. He was the manager of the municipal pawnshop at Hoorn and painted, as an amateur, flowers, fruit, festoons and hunting still-lifes with dead birds and hares. According to old tradition, he also painted landscapes. His breakfast still-lifes on a dark background recall Jan van de Velde (1620-1662) by their economical composition, while his flowers and fruit show an affinity to Jan Albertsz. Rootius (1624-1666), the other still life painter of Hoorn. Pieter Gallis is represented in the following collections: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK, amongst others. Source:. Sphinx Fine Art. http://www.sphinxfineart.com/Gallis-Pieter-Desktop... Read full biography
Pieter Gallis was a Dutch still-life artist. He was the manager of the municipal pawnshop at Hoorn and painted, as an amateur, flowers, fruit, festoons and hunting still-lifes with dead birds and hares. According to old tradition, he also painted landscapes. His breakfast still-lifes on a dark background recall Jan van de Velde (1620-1662) by their economical composition, while his flowers and fruit show an affinity to Jan Albertsz. Rootius (1624-1666), the other still life painter of Hoorn. Pieter Gallis is represented in the following collections: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK, amongst others. Source:. Sphinx Fine Art. http://www.sphinxfineart.com/Gallis-Pieter-Desktop
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Pieter Gallis was a Dutch still-life artist.
He was the manager of the municipal pawnshop at Hoorn and painted, as an amateur, flowers, fruit, festoons and hunting still-lifes with dead birds and hares. According to old tradition, he also painted landscapes.
His breakfast still-lifes on a dark background recall Jan van de Velde (1620-1662) by their economical composition, while his flowers and fruit show an affinity to Jan Albertsz. Rootius (1624-1666), the other still life painter of Hoorn.
Pieter Gallis is represented in the following collections: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK, amongst others.
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