Adriaen de Gryef (Leida 1657 - Bruxelles 1722)

Adriaen de Gryef (Leiden 1657 - Brussels 1722) Signed 'A Gryeff f’(ecit) - center left Farmer in the courtyard with still life of animals and fruit Oil on canvas (Dimensions (cm): 45 x 60 - In antique frame 74 x 88) Work published in the RDK archive (Netherlands Institute for Art History): https://rkd.nl/images/6309 A farmer immortalized in the courtyard of his rural house, playing a flute while bringing the goats back to the farm; around him a rich passage of still life with freshly picked vegetables, some placed on a cart, two pheasants hanging and ready to be cooked and several kitchen objects scattered. The painting is signed, on a barrel at the bottom left, by the well-rated Flemish painter Adriaen De Gryeff, active as a painting merchant in Ghent and Antwerp in 1687, member of the artists' guild in 1699 and then in Brussels, famous for this type of scenes related to the seventeenth-century Flemish rural countryside. The work is published in the RKD archive, together with others of the author, the comparison with which makes it easy to identify the characters that unite his production. In fact, many works trace, although each different, our composition. Among these: - Peasant woman with a rooster in her hand https://rkd.nl/images/19676 Imm.1 - Courtyard with peasant woman and a cat in a still life https://rkd.nl/images/3318 Imm.2 - Farm still life with a man smoking a pipe on the left https://rkd.nl/images/19576 Imm.3 - A man and a woman catching a chicken in the farmyard https://rkd.nl/images/19682 Imm.4 - Farmer's courtyard with wheelbarrow full of vegetables, ceramics and hunting spoils https://rkd.nl/images/20055 Imm.5 - Farmyard with maid and donkey https://rkd.nl/images/19712 Imm.6 The subject falls within the most typical choice of de Gryeff, who specialized in paintings of small format, with picturesque subjects often depicting animals outdoors often set in rural landscapes; the painter shows us here his technical mastery and his daring ease in the representation of animals, but also his skill as a still life painter. These works were usually collected by royalty and aristocrats, who loved to decorate country houses. Even now they can be found in many illustrious collections, such as the Schloss Schleissheim (Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen), the Kunstmuseum in Basel, the Musée des Beaux Arts in Marseille and the Royal Museums of Brussels. Other good examples in museum collections are the works of Grijef at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The work sold is completed by a gilded frame that shows signs of restoration and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and guarantee. We take care of and organize the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. It is also possible to see the painting in the gallery in Riva del Garda, we will be happy to welcome you to show you our collection of works. Contact us, without obligation, for any additional information. Follow us also on: INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/