A pair of kitchen still lives
Is leeg, of bestaat niet
JOHANN CASPAR HIRSCHELY
Praag 1695 -1743
Provenance
Auction House Germany
With Kunsthandel P. de Boer
Dutch private collection since 1999
Comparative literature
Dialog mit Alten Meistern : Prager Kabinettmalerei 1690-1750, exh. Cat. Braunschweig 1997, pp. 181-198
Little is known of Caspar Hirschely. He was born in Prague and a pupil of Johann Angermayer. In 1724 he entered the Guild of Saint Luke in Prague. He painted mostly still lives with flowers and some still lives with kitchen utilities, sometimes as a pair.
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Signed and dated 1742
Dimensions: 16 x 21 cm
Provenance: Dutch private collection
Techniques: Oil on panel