Caption

Woman and child skinning fish; Quiringh van Brekelenkam imitator of post 1622/1630–1669/1679; 17th century Netherlands; painting; genre scene depicting fish, bowls, wicker baskets, birds; women with children; height 43 cm, width 33 cm; inscriptions/marks:, provenance notes: purchase, repossession., A dimly lit interior scene with a warm brown and dark background, showing a woman standing at a wooden table wearing a muted brown bodice, green skirt, and sleeves with gray and red cuffs, leaning forward while handling fish on the table; a child beside her in brown clothing reaches toward her while holding a small round object. On the table and foreground are several whole fish on a red platter and loose fish on the surface, a woven basket with round objects, and a large metal basin with reflective interior tilted at an angle; a draped patterned cloth with dark green, brown, and reddish tones hangs from above, and a pale cloth with yellow and pinkish folds lies over a blue-green cloth at the front; a curved niche in the wall contains a brown jug, and a tied bundle of hanging fowl with pale and brown feathers is visible near the right edge. Colors visible include brown, dark green, red, gray, pale yellow, pink, blue-green, and metallic tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_280

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.5Mb (1.3Mb) / 9.1in x 11.8in / 2721 x 3529 (300dpi)

Keywords

Woman child skinning fish Quiringh van Brekelenkam imitator post 1622 1630–1669 1679 17th century Netherlands painting genre scene depicting bowls wicker baskets birds women children height 43 cm width 33 cm inscriptions marks provenance notes purchase repossession dimly lit interior scene warm brown dark background showing woman standing wooden table wearing muted brown bodice green skirt sleeves gray red cuffs leaning forward handling fish table child beside brown clothing reaches holding small round object foreground several whole fish red platter loose fish surface woven basket round objects large metal basin reflective interior tilted angle draped patterned cloth dark green brown reddish tones hangs pale cloth yellow pinkish folds lies blue-green cloth front curved niche wall contains brown jug tied bundle hanging fowl pale brown feathers visible near right edge Colors visible include red pale yellow pink blue-green metallic tones.