Pieter De Putter (c. 1600 - 1659), Still Life Of Fish

Pieter de Putter
Dutch painter
Probably Middelburg circa 1600 –1659 Beverwijk
Still life of fish, birds, fishing nets and a riffle on a wooden ledge
Oil on panel : 93,6 X 68,7 cm
Signed with his monogram lower middle “ PDUT^r ”
(the P stands in the D)
Frame : 58,4 X 81,1 cm

Pieter de Putter must have been the very first fish still life painter in the Northern Netherlands. He spent almost his entire career in The Hague. Although he lived not far from the sea he painted almost exclusively freshwater fish. He painted his three favourite fish here: bream, perch and Northern pike.

All my paintings stand fully documented on my website:
https://www.jeanmoust.com/categories/still-lifes-and-animal-scenes/putter-pieter-de-2023/fishing-and-hunting-still-life-4528129