Traditional Still Lifes
Still Life with Fruit and a Lobster
Unknown Artist
A masterfully executed 17th-century still life featuring a vibrant red lobster and an abundance of ripe, glistening fruit.
Still Life with Lobster
Cornelis de Heem
1650 · Medium Not Listed
This opulent Dutch Golden Age still life features a striking red lobster surrounded by a feast of oysters and ripe summer fruits.
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Where it works
A substantial, grounding work in a warmer tonal register — holds a formal wall with confidence.
- Often works in
- Dining Room · Study · Kitchen
- Placement
- Strongest on wider walls where it can anchor the room
- Walls
- Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Deep burgundy, Rich brown
About the piece
Painted around 1650, this masterwork by Cornelis de Heem exemplifies the 'pronkstilleven' (ostentatious still life) tradition of the Dutch Golden Age. The composition artfully balances the vivid crimson of the lobster against the translucent greens of grapes and the pearlescent sheen of freshly opened oysters, all set within a dramatic, dark interior that draws the eye to every intricate detail.
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