Edwaert Collier (Follower), Vanitas With Globe, Books & Pistol

Edwaert Collier (Follower), Vanitas With Globe, Books & PistolThis enchanting 19th century vanitas depicts an arrangement of 17th century objects including a globe, books, pearl necklace, silver goblet and pistol. Its strangely alluring and skilfully rendered. Vanitas still lifes convey a sense of lifes mortality and the worthlessness of material pleasures. They often include direct references to decay, such as skulls and rotting fruit, but may also include books, wine and other ephemera. The term itself

also Edward

reached £12

late in his career

the drawing has been cut down into an oval and attached to a piece of card

1849Condition: Overall very presentable

The painting is monogrammed and dated in the lower right

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 24½” x 28½” / 62cm x 72cmYear of creation: c

The painting is housed within a period frame and signed in the lower right

abrasions and scuffs

and framed

The short broken marks are reminiscent of the French impressionists

Rasmus Christiansen (1863-1940) was particularly skilled at painting animals and this is a good example of his work