Young Girl With Cherries, 18th Century Dutch School

In the taste of Godfrid Schalcken
Oil on oak panel, one board, not parqueted.
Expert : Cabinet Turquin

Charming genre scene depicting a young girl seated near a table covered in a rich red drapery, holding a bunch of cherries and a dark bird in her hands. The figure stands out against a dark architectural background animated by a heavy green curtain, in an intimate atmosphere characteristic of late Dutch painting.

The delicate treatment of the childlike face, the deep tones lifted by the bright reds of the drapery and fruit, and the taste for anecdotal detail evoke the tradition of Nordic genre scenes inherited from 17th-century Holland.

The composition possesses a certain decorative charm, enhanced by chiaroscuro effects and the symbolic presence of cherries and a bird, motifs frequently encountered in the cabinet painting of Northern schools.

The oak panel, consisting of a single plank and remaining unparqueted, constitutes an interesting element of authenticity.

Condition: old restorations, wear and minor surface accidents.