{"product_id":"antique-signed-dutch-style-still-life-oil-on-canvas-framed","title":"Antique Signed Dutch Style Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePears, plums and a loose bunch of grapes come up out of an almost black ground, with one curled leaf catching the light at the upper left. It follows the Dutch fruit still life formula, but the colourman's stamp on the reverse is English. The signature is too faint for me to read, so I'm offering it as unidentified. The glass cover and the gilt frame go with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | Unidentified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Bearing a faint, illegible signature in the lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Oil on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | Still life of pears, plums and grapes with a leaf, on a dark ground\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England, on the evidence of the colourman's stamp on the reverse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Age | Late 19th or early 20th century, assessed on the colourman's stamp and the frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Canvas Size | 7 in. H x 10 in. W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | 12.25 in. H x 15 in. W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e[d]School or Movement | Dutch Golden Age. The 17th century period in the Netherlands when still life became a major subject in its own right, especially fruit and banquet pieces painted against dark grounds with a single light source. Painters in many countries kept the formula going for generations, so a picture in this manner can be much later than the original period. This one is offered as a later painting in that tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e[d]Frame | Gilt frame with a beaded sight edge and a cream painted slip\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Support | Canvas on a wooden stretcher with corner keys\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Provenance | Reverse of the canvas bears a colourman's stamp reading G. Rowney \u0026amp; Co, London W., Quality B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe painted surface was viewed through the glass, which limits close inspection. I see no craquelure or paint loss. The ground is a dark, even tone with a scattering of small light flecks near the lower right, close to the signature. The canvas does not appear to have been relined, and the colourman's stamp is visible on the reverse. It sits on a wooden stretcher with corner keys. The reverse has a brown paper dust cover with lifting and chipped edges, and a cord hanger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe frame shows rubbed gilding, small dark spots and a few chips. The cream slip has surface scuffs. There is clear tape residue on the glass at the lower left. A glass cover is present and I have not established its age. Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636988936470,"sku":"ENM-2350","price":465.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October_2026-14922.jpg?v=1793726442","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/antique-signed-dutch-style-still-life-oil-on-canvas-framed","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}