Jan Davidsz DE HEEM

PARIS - La nature morte retrouve enfin les honneurs d’une grande exposition parisienne, 70 ans après la dernière rétrospective à l’Orangerie en 1952.Conçue par Laurence Bertrand Dorléac, cette exposition d’auteure propose une vision nouvelle de ce genre longtemps considéré comme mineur et dont l’intitulé français, né tardivement au XVIIe siècle, n’a jamais satisfait personne. L’expression « nature morte » rend mal compte d’un genre très vivant, qui est, au fond, un agencement de choses en un certain ordre assemblées... [Lire la suite]

Jan Davidsz de Heem, A banquet still life, 1643. Estimate £4 million– £6 million ($5.3-$7.9 million). Courtesy Christie’s. Ahead of their upcoming London Old Masters sale series, Christie’s has unveiled a rediscovered monumental still life by Dutch painter Jan Davidsz de Heem that will go up for auction on December 3 at the house’s London headquarters. The painting is expected to fetch a price of £4 million– £6 million ($5.3-$7.9 million). If the work reaches its high estimate, it will be a new benchmark for... [Lire la suite]

Jan Davidsz De Heem (Utrecht 1606-1684 Antwerp), Still life, circa 1640-1645. Oil on panel, 67 x 108 cm. Signed: J.D. Heem f. © Chiale Fine Art Provenance: collection of Sir Emmanuel Kaye, England; private collection, London; private collection, Italy Literature: M. L. Hairs, ‘Les Peintres Flamand del Fleurs’, Ed. 1955; I. Bergstrom, Dutch still life painting, 1956; E. Greindl, ‘Les Peintres Flamands de nature morte’, 1956; W. Bernt, ‘Die Niederlandische Maler des 17 Jahrhunderts’, 1979, vol. 3, vol.... [Lire la suite]

Jan Davidsz de Heem (Dutch, 1606 - 1684), Vase of Flowers, c. 1660, oil on canvas, overall: 69.6 x 56.5 cm (27 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.); framed: 90.1 x 77.8 cm (35 1/2 x 30 5/8 in.), Andrew W. Mellon Fund, 1961.6.1 © 2017 National Gallery of Art The Dutch and Flemish took extraordinary delight in depictions of the natural world as an expression of God’s everlasting blessing. The flower paintings of Jan Davidsz de Heem celebrate the beauty of flora while at the same time exemplifying the concept of Ars longa, vita brevis  (art is... [Lire la suite]

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, 'Self-portrait as the apostle Paul', 1661 (detail). Rijksmuseum, de Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland. SYDNEY.- It’s one of the most exciting episodes in art history, and one that still delights today. In the 17th century Dutch Republic – a newly wealthy and independent nation – the art of painting flourished like never before. Dutch artists sensitively observed the beauty of the world around them, transforming it with great skill into vivid and compelling paintings, from intense... [Lire la suite]

 Jan Davidsz de Heem, Still Life with Moor and Parrot, 1641. Oil on Panel. Hotel de Ville (Broodhuis), Brussels. HAARLEM.- A Global Table runs in the Frans Hals Museum and De Hallen Haarlem from 23 September 2017 to 7 January 2018. This unique exhibition featuring old and new art showcases the magnificent food still lifes of the Golden Age. It offers an alternative reading of these works as documents from an eventful history. What does the food we see tell us about the Netherlands’ colonial and trade relations... [Lire la suite]

Jan Davidsz de Heem (Utrecht, 1606 - Anvers, 1684), Nature morte aux homards, verre roemer et citron. photo courtesy Ader Panneau de chêne parqueté.71,5 x 62,5 cm - Estimation : 50 000 / 60 000 €Notre tableau peut être rapproché d'une Nature morte au nautile et vaisselle d'argent conservé aux Trustees of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts de l'Université de Birmingham (Panneau, 77,5 x 66,5 cm, signé et daté en haut à droite JDHeem f. A° 1632 ; voir le catalogue de l'exposition Still-Life Paintings from the Netherlands 1550-1720,... [Lire la suite]

Jan Davidsz de Heem and Studio. 1606 Utrecht - Antwerpen 1684. Still life. Oil on copper. Signed JddHeem, upper left. Height : 34.20 cm. Width : 43.80 cm. Price on application.  Provenance: collection Count Moltke, Copenhagen; His sale, W & M, Kopenhagen, 1/6/1931, no.96; Collection Nordmark, Sweden; Private Collection, Belgium.The picture will be published in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné by Mr. fred Meier from the RKD Kunsthandel P. de Boer bv info@kunsthandelpdeboer.com

Jan Davidsz DE HEEM (Utrecht 1606 - Anvers 1684). Vanité au bouquet de fleurs* Toile. 110 x 87 cm. Signé du monogramme en bas à gauche (sur le sceau) : IDH. Signé en bas à gauche (sur la feuille de papier) : JD heem. Estimation : 300 000 / 400 000 €Provenance : Collection S.R.W. Blathwayt, Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire ;Galerie Leger, Londres, 1956 ;Vente Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 31 octobre 1977, n° 54 ; acquis à la vente par le propriétaire. Notes: Au XVIIème siècle, on appelle Vanité, des compositions où sont présents des... [Lire la suite]