Jacob van Hulsdonck, 1592 Antwerpen – 1647 ebenda,... Lot 205

Jacob van Hulsdonck, 1592 Antwerpen – 1647 ebenda, zugeschrieben STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT BASKET Oil on wood. 68.6 x 89 cm. A wicker basket stands on an implied tabletop, filled to bursting with peaches, grapes and other fruit, some of which have found space on the tabletop due to the abundance. To the right is a wicker bowl, which also serves as a filling vessel and compositional counterweight. The discreet presence of the bowl made of Chinese porcelain is also a social marker, revealing the cosmopolitanism of a wealthy Dutch bourgeoisie that was prosperous thanks to the imports of products from the Far East by the India Company. Jacob van Hulsdonck (1582-1647) was a Flemish painter who was born in Antwerp. In Middleburg, he learned to paint still lifes from Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573-1621), in which he would later specialize. In this port city, which rivaled Amsterdam, exotic goods and products were plentiful, especially Chinese porcelain, which became a recurring motif in his compositions. After his return to Antwerp, Jacob van Hulsdonck joined the painters' guild in 1608 and ran a flourishing studio from 1613 to 1623, which was known for its refined still lifes with flowers and fruit. His compositions, which he had taken over from Balthasar van der Alst (1593-1657), found great fame with his pupil Isaak Soreau (1604-1644) and later with Frans Snyders (1579-1657). His masterpieces are kept in the Paul Getty Museum and the National Gallery in Washington. Provenance: Benedict Collection. Maurice Segoura, Paris, 1984. Exhibition: Galerie de L'Elysée, Paris, December 1950, no. 14 (1401553) (13) Jacob van Hulsdonck, 1582 Antwerp - 1647 Ibid, attributed STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT BASKET Oil on panel. 68.6 x 89 cm. Provenance: Benedict collection. Maurice Segoura, Paris, 1984. Exhibition: Galerie de L'Elysée, Paris, December 1950, no. 14. (†)