Willem van Aelst

Willem van Aelst ( born May 16, 1627 Utrecht or Delft, † after 1683 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch still life painter.

Life

Willem van Aelst was the pupil of his uncle Evert van Aelst. On November 9, 1643 he was admitted to the Delft Guild of St. Luke. From 1645 to 1649 he lived in France and then in Italy until 1656. There he worked among others for the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinand II de Medici. In Italy, he worked closely with Otto van Marseus Schrieck who has insects probably often painted on his paintings. From 1657 he was in Amsterdam, where he probably worked until his death. Among his pupils included Isaac Denies, Serious Stuven, Rachel Ruysch, Geertje Pieters (1636-1712) and especially Maria van Oosterwijk ( 1630-1693 ).

Willem van Aelst was an important painter of flowers, fruits and hunting still life. He was a brilliant colorist and reached a high level of mastery in the reproduction of materials, metals and bird feathers.

Works (selection)

  • Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum
  • Bergamo, Accademia Carrara
  • Bonn, Rhineland Museum
  • Brussels, Musées des Beaux -Arts Royaux
  • Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts
  • Caen, Musée des Beaux -Arts
  • Cincinnati, Cincinnati Art Museum
  • The Hague, Mauristshuis
  • Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
  • Embros, Fondation D'Art du docteur Rau
  • Gothenburg, Konstmuseum
  • Hamburg, Kunsthalle
  • Karlsruhe, Staatliche Kunsthalle
  • Kassel, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
  • Copenhagen, Statens Museum for Kunst
  • Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum
  • Madrid, Museo Thyssen- Bornemisza
  • Oxford, Ashmolean Museum
  • Paris, Musée National du Louvre
  • San Francisco, Fine Arts Museum
  • Schwerin, State Museum
  • Toulouse, Musée des Augustin
  • Vaduz, Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein
  • Vienna, Paintings Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts

Lost works

  • Formerly BERLIN, Kaiser- Friedrich- Museum Still Life with snipes, goldfinches and red grouse. 1653 ( war loss )
  • Still Life with Partridge and Bullfinch. ( missing since 1945 )
  • Still life with grapes, peaches and glasses. ( missing since 1945 )
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