Siméon Chardin
Still-life: The Kitchen Table
About this artwork
Chardin painted a number of still lifes of kitchen utensils (here featuring a jelly pan) in the early 1730s and again in the 1750s. He was a master of the genre, always imbuing his pictures with a sense of balance and stillness. After his death, his work suffered neglect, but was rediscovered in the mid-nineteenth century, subsequently influencing artists such as Courbet and Bonvin.
Published July 2020
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artist:Siméon Chardin (1699 - 1779) French
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title:Still-life: The Kitchen Table
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date created:About 1733 - 1734
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:40.80 x 32.90 cm; Framed: 56.52 x 42.55 x 8.26 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1908
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accession number:NG 959
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Siméon Chardin
Siméon Chardin
Chardin specialised in the painting of still-life and simple domestic scenes which were remarkable for their clear, balanced compositions and technical virtuosity. His works were greatly admired by contemporaries and although they belonged to the lowly category of genre there was a ready market for...