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More New Old Masters, This Time from the Netherlands

LijftogtBottle.jpgAs I was saying here, when I wrote about young British artists drawing inspiration from Old Masters, last year Otto Naumann had an intriguing exhibit of painting by Mark Lijftogt, a Dutchman whose still lifes pay homage to 17th Century Dutch works. 

When I saw Lijftogt’s paintings, I immediately thought Jan Davidsz de Heem. Take a look, especially at the jan-davidsz-de-heem.jpgreflections in the glass.

 

 

 

I couldn’t find, online, a good image showing the De Heem works it brought to mind, but this example will remind you of what I’m talking about.

Lijftogt seems to be self-taught, according to his bio, but aided by conservators at the Rijksmuseum (more images of his work are on his website). I gather from a few conversations with dealers that at least a few other young Dutch artists are reinterpreting their still life tradition. (In 1999, the Cleveland Museum of Art mounted a show of works by two contemporary Dutch photographers working in this vein.) I’d like to see more.  

Photo credit: Courtesy Mark Lijftogt

 

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About Judith H. Dobrzynski

Now an independent journalist, I've worked as a reporter in the culture and business sections of The New York Times, and been the editor of the Sunday business section and deputy business editor there as well as a senior editor of Business Week and the managing editor of CNBC, the cable TV

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