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Attributed to Frans Snyders — A female merchant holding a cockerel, with game, asparagus, artichokes, utensils and a bowl of wild strawberries
Attributed to Frans Snyders

A female merchant holding a cockerel, with game, asparagus, artichokes, utensils and a bowl of wild strawberries

A sumptuous market scene rendered in oil on oak panel, this work attributed to Frans Snyders presents a female merchant proudly holding a cockerel amid an opulent arrangement of game, fresh asparagus, artichokes, and various kitchen utensils. The composition reflects Snyders' characteristic mastery of still-life abundance, with the delicate bowl of wild strawberries offering a touch of refined sweetness against the richness of the surrounding produce. The warm, naturalistic palette and meticulous attention to texture speak to the Flemish Baroque tradition of celebrating the sensory pleasures of the natural world.

Medium
oil on oak panel

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Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures

April 23, 2021

Estimate: $10,000$15,000

Lot 346

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Attributed to Frans Snyders, A female merchant holding a cockerel, with game, asparagus, artichokes, utensils and a bowl of wild strawberries

A sumptuous market scene rendered in oil on oak panel, this work attributed to Frans Snyders presents a female merchant proudly holding a cockerel amid an opulent arrangement of game, fresh asparagus, artichokes, and various kitchen utensils. The composition reflects Snyders' characteristic mastery of still-life abundance, with the delicate bowl of wild strawberries offering a touch of refined sweetness against the richness of the surrounding produce. The warm, naturalistic palette and meticulous attention to texture speak to the Flemish Baroque tradition of celebrating the sensory pleasures of the natural world.

Medium
oil on oak panel
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Food, Figure Study, Old Master, Figure, Male Artist, Baroque, Food And Market Scene, Market Scene, Earthy Tones, Detailed, Oil On Panel, Abundance And Plenty, Game, Game And Poultry, Flemish Art, Flemish, Still Life, Seventeenth Century