Fish, Crustacea, Poultry, Vegetables and a Cat

"Fish, Crustacea, Poultry, Vegetables and a Cat" is a work by Alexander Adriaenssen. The catalogue places it in Still Life. The format is landscape. Still Life, a short history: Still life, the arrangement of flowers, fruit, tableware, and other objects, became a distinct genre in the Netherlands and Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Later artists, including Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso, used humble still-life subjects to test ideas about space and form.

"Fish, Crustacea, Poultry, Vegetables and a Cat" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Still life works are appreciated for their intimacy and rich surface detail, which makes them especially suited to dining rooms, kitchens, studies, and other quieter parts of the home. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.

Flemish, 1587–1661

If you like the visual language of Alexander Adriaenssen, explore more works by the same artist in our collection.