Still life of fruits in a Delftware dish on a pedestal with a parrot

Jean-Jacques Bauman was painter from Alsace, born in Strasbourg. He later went  to Amsterdam (ca 1622) and was influenced by German still life painters like Georg Flegel, as well as from Dutch and Flemish artists like Ambrosius Bosschaert and Balthasar Van der Ast. Bouman specialized in food still lifes and included luxury items from the far East like the present kraak bowl. The same bowl appears frequently in the artist's work, suggesting that he had enough financial success to own such an item.

We are grateful to Fred Meijer for having confirmed this work as an authentic Bauman.
Oil on panel, 59 x 84 cm (23 ¹/₄ x 33 ¹/₈ inches)