Adriaen De Gryef (1657 - 1715/22), Hunter At Rest

Adriaen de Gryef
Dutch-Flemish painter
Leiden (Holland), 1657 – 1715 or in/after 1722, Brussels
A hunter with his two dogs resting near the spoils of hunt
Oil on canvas : 34,2 X 42,6 cm
Faded signature bottom middle “AGr.ijef.f”
(the A and G are intertwined; the “f” stands for “fecit” = “made” in latin)
Frame : 47,7 X 56,1 cm

Our Adriaen de Gryef was the son of an important Dutch still life painter, Jacques de Claeuw. “Gryef” refers to “griffe” in French, which is the translation of the Dutch word “claeuw”: claw.

In his turn de Gryef became a prolific, popular painter of mostly relatively small hunting scenes: hunters and/or their dogs at rest near the spoils of hunt. Although he was born in Leiden in Holland, he did spent the largest part of his career in Flanders.

All my paintings stand fully documented on my website:
https://www.jeanmoust.com/categories/still-lifes-and-animal-scenes/gryef-adriaen-de-02-2024/a-resting-hunter-4450135