Kalf generally placed his objects in a fairly dark surrounding, in which they are lit by a soft light. He paid much attention to reflections and glimmers. This interplay of light and dark gives his still lifes an almost mysterious atmosphere.

Specifications
Title | Still Life with a Ming Bowl |
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Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is in storage |
Dimensions |
Width 56 cm Height 62 cm |
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Artists |
Schilder:
Willem Kalf
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Accession number | 2503 (OK) |
Credits | Verworven met de verzameling van / Acquired with the collection of: D.G. van Beuningen 1958 |
Department | Old Masters |
Acquisition date | 1958 |
Age artist | Between 34 and 41 years old |
Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
Exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
Research | Alma |
Material | |
Object | |
Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
Geographical origin | Amsterdam > North Holland > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Willem Kalf
Rotterdam 1619 - Amsterdam 1693
Willem Kalf was a still life painter. Between around 1642 and 1646 he lived in Paris, where he mainly painted small kitchen still lifes and barn interiors. In...
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