Lot 122: PIETER DE PUTTER THE HAGUE BEFORE 1600 - 1659 BEVERWIJK

PIETER DE PUTTER THE HAGUE BEFORE 1600 - 1659 BEVERWIJK

A FISHERMAN IN HIS COTTAGE, WITH HIS CATCH OF FRESH-WATER FISH

measurements note
38.2 by 55.7 cm.; 15 by 22 in.

signed with monogram lower left: DP (in compendium) VT^R and inscribed on the reverse of the panel: B

oil on oak panel

PROVENANCE

With Gebr. Douwes, Amsterdam, from whom bought by the Herwegs in 1981 at the Delft Art Fair.

NOTE

Best known for his pure still lifes of fresh-water, this is a delightful and excellently preserved example of De Putter's rare fisherman's interiors. The old angler himself is seen in his fisherman's woollen hat carrying a tub of water.