Golden Age still-life master painter - Evert Collier

Evert Collier was a Dutch Golden Age still-life painter, born in Breda in 1642. His substantial oeuvre consists of three types of still-lifes, in addition to a small number of genre paintings and portraits, as well as the occasional history scenes. Among his still-lifes, his compositions with a vanitas connotation are the most frequent. Less frequently do his '' traditional '' still-lifes of smoking utensils or victuals occur. Third – from a chronological point of view, since Collier appears to have taken up the subject only after 1690 – are the trompe l'oeil paintings of letter racks and of prints displayed on wooden boards.

'' Vanitas - Still-life with Books, Manuscripts and a Skull '' , Oil on panel , National Museum of Western Art , Image Source

Still-Life , Oil on Canvas , Image Source

Judging from the large number of examples still in existence, they must have been extremely popular, not least in England, where Collier appears to have produced the majority of his artworks. Their deceiving illusionism must have appealed strongly to Collier's public – as they still do – and they may well occasionally have been placed among real office paraphernalia for greater effect.
[ Literature: R.Green -European Old Master Paintings ]

'' Letter Rack '' , Oil on Canvas , Art Gallery of South Australia , Image Source

Still-Life , Oil on Canvas , Tate Gallery , Image Source

Vanitas Still-Life , Oil on Canvas , Image Source

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