Interior with young woman and his maiden
GERHARD VAN STEENWIJCK
(Active in Delft between 1640-1660)
Oil on canvas. 50,3 x 37,1 cm. (19,8 x 14,6 in.) Signed ‘G v. steenwyck’. 1650 ca.
Our work is an elegant interior where we can see a beautiful lady sitting accompanied by her maid. On a table adorned with an oriental carpet in reddish tones, we find the tools with which the maid is grooming the noble lady, who carries on her right hand a fine cloth waiting to be placed. The chromatic range used by the author is characterized by the soft tones so characteristic of Steenwijck’s work, and also perfectly represents the room, with all its details, such as the fine chair on which the lady is sitting or the mirror placed in the background that carries a coat. The exquisite composition only highlights the great mastery of the author in painting every detail with great delicacy and realism.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
– Van der Willigen/Meijer 2003 , p. 190
– J. Bol: pintores holandeses del siglo XVII cerca de los Grandes Maestros.
Paisajes y bodegones. Munich 1982, p. 340
– J. Hans, (ed.):Bodegones y piezas de animales. Pintura holandesa del siglo XVII
de la colección SØR Rusche. Berlin-Hamburg-Münster 2004, p. 224 ss.
PROVENANCE
– Mr. M. Kahn Collection, Paris (France).
MUSEUMS
There are works by Gerhard van Steenwijck in the museum collections of the following cities among others: Kurpfälzisches Museum, Heidelberg (Germany).