Pieter Claesz (b. Berchem, Belgium 1597, d. Haarlem 1660)
Purchased by “Nivaagaards Malerisamling” in May 2018.
Breakfast piece with ham on a pewter plate, smoked herring, beer glass, loaves of bread, mustardpot, and smoking utensils on a draped table. Signed with monogram and dated on the edge of the pewter plate: PC (in ligature) Ao 1625. Oil on panel. 43.5×62.5 cm.
Exhibited: Kunstforeningen, “Hollandske og flamske stilleben fra 1600-tallet i dansk eje” (Dutch and Flemish 17th Century Still Lifes in Danish Collections), 1965 no. 17.
Literature: Poul Gammelbo, “Dutch still-life painting from the 16th to the 18th centuries in Danish collections”, 1960, cat. no. 42.
M. Brunner-Bulst, "Pieter Claesz: Der Hauptmeister des Haarlemer Stillebens im 17. Jahrhundert. Kritischer Oeuvrekatalog.”, Luca 2004, p. 167, cat. no. 15.
Provenance: Descendants of Count Adam Gottlob Moltke (1710–1792).
Condition report on request. Contact fine-art@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Please note: The item is subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act. In the event of a hammer price of DKK 50,000 or more, including buyer’s premium, the buyer must submit a copy of a valid photo ID and proof of address in order to collect the item.
Evening sale: Paintings, 29 May 2018