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Edwaert Collier, also known by the first name Edward, painted vanitas subjects and trompe-l’œil compositions. In the Rijksmuseum’s Vanitas Still Life, signed in 1662, books, terrestrial and celestial globes, a crown and a watch bring knowledge and power into relation with passing time. The Tokyo composition of 1663 arranges books, manuscripts and a skull along two diagonals; a sheet bears words from Psalm 26.
Another Vanitas Still Life, painted on canvas in 1684 and held by Kunstmuseum Den Haag, demonstrates the continuity of this subject. Collier also developed images of letter racks. In the Tate painting dated around 1699, newspapers, notes and writing tools appear arranged on a board. Oil painting on canvas creates the illusion of objects accessible to sight and touch.
This profile brings together identity references for Evert Collier and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on wood
Vanitasstillleben mit Nautiluspokal und einer Büste
Öl auf Holz
Auction date : 2022-05-21
Published result : 125000 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 8000
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Oil on wood
Vanitasstillleben mit geöffneter Schmuckkassette, Totenschädel auf einer umgedrehten Krone, Globus und Laute
Öl auf Holz
Auction date : 2017-11-18
Published result : 74400 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 60000
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Oil on canvas
Vanitas-Stillleben mit Büchern, Globus, Nautiluspokal und Flöten
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2015-11-14
Published result : 39680 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 25000
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