ISAAC VAN DUYNEN
Dordrecht 1628 - 1679/1681 The Hague
Still Life with Fish on a Table
Canvas, 84 x 115 cm
Signed : I.van Duijnen (on table top)
Hoogsteder & Hoogsteder, The Hague

This Still Life with Fish on a Table is remarkable for its powerful accents of colour, such as the red of the salmon pieces and the blue rug on the table. It is as if Van Duynen purposely added primary colours to his palette to breathe more life into the picture. Noticeable too is the turbot on the cloth, the head and tail of which have been tied to keep the fish fresh. The work can be seen at the fish exhibition in the Centraal Museum in Utrecht.