Still life with Herring

Pieter Claesz

$249

Size

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Frame

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After you order

What happens next

1An artist is assigned. Your painting goes to one of our painters as soon as the order is in.

2It is painted. Oil on canvas, layer by layer. 3 to 4 weeks.

3The approval promise. We send you a photo of the finished painting before it ships, and we change anything that is not right.

4It ships tracked. 4 to 10 working days to most countries, door to door.

The painting

Still life with Herring

Still life with Herring is a hand-painted oil on canvas reproduction of Pieter Claesz's work. Each piece is made to order, with full customization of size and framing to suit your space. Every reproduction is backed by our 90-day satisfaction guarantee, with free worldwide shipping.

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Detail

Specification

Medium	Oil on canvas
Painting size
Framed size
Frame
Orientation
Dominant colour
Arrives	Rolled, ready for local framing
Packed	Rolled in a protective tube
Turnaround	3 to 4 weeks, then delivery

The hand behind it

Pieter Claesz

Pieter Claesz painted breakfast pieces: a glass of wine, a pewter plate, a half-peeled lemon, a bread roll, a knife on a white cloth. His early still lifes use a subdued, nearly monochrome palette of greys, browns and silvers, and the real subject is light on different surfaces. He was born around 1597 in Berchem, near Antwerp, and joined the painters’ guild in Antwerp before moving to Haarlem in 1620, where he spent the rest of his life. With Willem Claesz Heda he developed the restrained tonal still life that became typical of Haarlem. Some of his pictures include skulls and snuffed candles as reminders of mortality. His Still Life with Turkey Pie is in the Rijksmuseum, and other works hang in the Louvre, the Prado and Dresden. His son was the landscape painter Nicolaes Berchem. He died in Haarlem in 1660. In his breakfast pieces, look at the reflections in the glass and metal.

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Looking after it

Care and hanging

Keep it out of direct sun. Oil paint and varnish yellow and crack under prolonged UV. An interior wall away from a south-facing window is ideal.

Dust it, do not clean it. A dry, soft brush once or twice a year. No water, no sprays, no cleaning products.

Avoid damp and heat. Not above a radiator, not in a bathroom. Canvas expands and contracts with humidity.

Hang it at eye level. The centre of the painting about 145 cm (57 in) from the floor, on two fixings so it sits level.

Before you buy

Questions

How is the finish priced?

The price you see is the painting at the size you chose, in the finish you chose, and it updates as you change either. Rolled arrives in a protective tube, ready for local framing. Stretched arrives on wooden bars, ready to hang. Framed arrives in its frame, ready to hang. Stretched and framed go up to 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in); larger paintings travel rolled.

How long does it take?

Painting begins after you order and takes 3 to 4 weeks, including drying and the photo you approve. Delivery then takes 4 to 10 working days to most countries. More on delivery times.

Will it look exactly like the original?

It is painted by a person, so no. Brushwork varies between copies, which is the difference between a painting and a poster.

What if I do not like it?

Ninety days from delivery, full refund.

Can I get Still life with Herring in a different size or shape?

Yes. Still life with Herring is painted to the size you want, in the original’s proportions, or adapted to another shape on request. Stretched and framed go up to 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in).

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