EGBERT VAN HEEMSKERCK II Lot n° 101

(Haarlem, 1676 - London, 1744) Interior scene Monogrammed on the table: HK Oil on panel, 25X29.5 cm Provenance: Buckfield, Sherfield on London, Basingstke, John Bramston stane London, Christie's, July 21, 1888, lot 35 London, Christie's, October 20, 1995, lot 92 (as Egbert Van Heemskerck I) Private collection Bibliography: RKD: https://rkd.nl/imageslite/469454 Formerly referred to Egbert Van Heemskerck I (1610 ; 1680) the painting has been traced to the hand of Egbert Van Heemskerck II by Raffaella Colace. The panel depicts a kitchen scene with the protagonists intent on praying before a meal. The figures have caricature faces reminiscent of the physiognomies of Adriaen van Ostade (Haarlem, 1610 ; 1684), a true storyteller of genre and tavern scenes. The painting also shows a vague Caravaggesque ancestry because of the way the painter brings the figures out of the shadows. The background, consequently, is barely defined and only a drawing hanging on the wall stands out, while all the painter's attention is focused on describing expressions, looks and gestures. The work is accompanied by a critical file by Raffaella Colace. Reference bibliography: I. van Thiel Stroman, Egbert Jaspersz van lieeinsked I, in Pninling in Holm 1500.1850, The milection of the Frane Hals Musoni, Ghent; Haarlem 2006, pp, 195-196, 349