Lot no. 1543
Edwaert Collier
Vanitas-Stillleben mit Büchern, Globus, Nautiluspokal und Flöten
Öl auf Leinwand (doubliert). 44 x 34,8 cm.
Signiert und datiert oben rechts: E. Colier fe: 1692.
Provenienz
Rheinische Privatsammlung.
Der Stilllebenmaler Edwaert Collier lebte zwischen 1667 und 1691 in Leiden, wo er 1673 als Mitglied der Lukasgilde genannt wird. Vermutlich 1693 übersiedelte er nach London. Ab 1702 ist er wieder in Leiden tätig, aber sein spätestes, 1707 datiertes Werk, trägt den Vermerk "London". Bekannt wurde er wegen seiner aufwendigen Vanitas-Stillleben. Diese Kunstgattung blühte vor allem in den reformierten Niederlanden und sollte den Betrachter zur Reflexion, zur kontemplativen Versenkung in die Irrwege der Welt führen. Dabei spielen die dargestellten Gegenstände auf unterschiedliche Bedeutungsebenen an - das eitle Streben nach Macht, Reichtum, Ruhm, Gelehrsamkeit und Genuss - und konfrontieren sie mit der eigenen Sterblichkeit und dem Verrinnen der Zeit. Die oft unordentliche oder zufällig wirkende Anordnung bzw. Anhäufung der Gegenstände im Vanitas-Stillleben ist trügerisch. Vorder- und Hintergrund, Rand und Mitte ergeben eine Hierarchie, anhand derer sich das Werk aufschlüsseln lässt. Jeder Gegenstand und auch die Auswahl der Objekte haben Symbolcharakter und laden den Betrachter zur Auslegung ein.
Edwaert Collier
Vanitas Still Life with Books, a Globe, Nautilus Chalice and Flutes
Oil on canvas (relined). 44 x 34.8 cm.
Signed and dated upper right: E. Colier fe: 1692.
Provenance
Private collection, Rhineland.
The still life painter Edwaert Collier resided in Leiden from 1667 to 1691, and was accepted by the Guild of Saint Luke in 1673. He probably resettled to London in 1673, before returning to Leiden in 1702. However, his eldest dated work is again inscribed “London”. Collier was most well-known for his opulent vanitas still lifes. This genre enjoyed the most popularity in the Protestant Netherlands and was intended to encourage the viewer to reflect on and contemplate the complexities of earthly life. The objects depicted allude to the various vanities of this world: The striving for power, wealth, fame, knowledge and pleasure are confronted with reminders of mortality and the unstoppable passage of time. The apparent disorder that seems to preside over the arrangements in these still lifes is deceptive: The various items and their placement in fore-, mid- and background are form a hierarchy of meaning, and each object hides a symbolism that the viewer is thus invited to ponder on.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Drawings, watercolours and pastels
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