Still-Life
by UTRECHT, Adriaen van, Oil on canvas, 67 x 86 cm
Van Utrecht adopted the same abundant displays of game, fruit and vegetables as Frans Snyders which are usually set on a table parallel to the picture plane; however, van Utrecht’s compositions typically fall in horizontal and vertical lines in contrast to the dynamic diagonals of Snyders.
The present still-life, an early work, displays apricots, plums, figs, peaches and grapes in a basket on a stone ledge, together with pears, squash and asparagus