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Dirck de Bray

Still Life of a Basket of Flowers on a Marble Ledge

Only 7 flower still lifes by Dirck de Bray are known to us, all dated.
Dirck came from a family of artists; his father Salomon was one of Haarlem’s leading history painters who had trained his sons Jan and Joseph. In 1665 the plague struck Haarlem and killed the whole family except for Jan and Dirck. There is nothing to prepare us for this dazzling work: the present meditative picture dated 1665 is Dirck de Bray’s earliest oil painting.

Artist Dirck de Bray
Title Still Life of a Basket of Flowers on a Marble Ledge
Date 1665
Technique Oil
Materials Panel
Dimensions 56 x 48.2
Signed & dated Signed and dated lower left: D DBray 1665

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