Hendrick Gerritsz. Pot (Circle of)
(1580 - Amsterdam - 1657)
(active in Haarlem 1603 - 1650)
"Merry Company drinking and eating oysters in the garden of a country house"
On circular panel, diameter: 28 cm; signed (with the flower pot on the right)
Inscription on verso; painted circa 1620-1625.
Provenance
With Douwes Fine Art, by 1997;
Sold to a private collection in Belgium;
Thence by descent to the present owners.
Literature
George Keyes of the Detroit Museum of Art supports the full attribution to Hendrick Gerritsz Pot, based on comparison with a signed painting (initials 'HP') the 'Convivial Party' by Pot that was in the National Gallery of Art, Washington (inventory no.1278), 1997.
NotesHendrik Gerritsz. Pot, Hendrik also spelled as Hendrick, nickname Oost-Indiën Pot (Amsterdam, 1580/1581 - buried there, October 15, 1657) was a Dutch painter, draftsman, miniature painter and decorative painter.
Before 1603 he would have been a student of Karel van Mander. From about 1603 to 1650 he was active in Haarlem, with an interruption in 1631 and / or 1632, when he lived in London. In 1606 he was registered with the Haarlem militia. On June 7, 1650 he became an official citizen of Amsterdam. From that year until his death he lived in that city. He was buried in the Oudezijds Chapel in Amsterdam.
Van Pot is known for paintings, portraits and (vanitas) still lifes.
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Category
Old Masters 14th - 18th century
genre