Boucle, Pierre Van - Still-Life - 17th c

Peter van BoucleName variations: Peter van Boeckel, Pieter van Boeckel, Pierre van Boucle, Pieter van Boeckel, Pieter van Bouck, Pieter van Boucle, Pieter van Bouck, Pieter Boucle, Pierre van Boucle (between 1600 en 1610 (?), probably Antwerp - 1673,

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Baroque painter who worked for a large part of his life in Paris where he was one of the most prolific Flemish still life painters.Pierre Rosenberg, 'Seventeenth-century French Paintings in American Collections', Réunion des musées nationaux (France), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1982

Life

There is little information available about the life and training of Peter van Boucle. He claimed that he was a pupil of

Frans Snyders Frans Snyders or Frans Snijders (11 November 1579, Antwerp – 19 August 1657, Antwerp) was a Flemish painter of animals, hunting scenes, market scenes and still lifes. He was one of the earliest specialist animaliers and he is credited with ...

but there are no written sources available in Antwerp that support this contention. However, there are stylistic similarities in his works which suggest that he worked in the vicinity of Frans Snijders.Peter van Boucle
at the

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Peter van Boucle - Still life of fruit, vegetables and game on a table, with the figure of a boy laying lobster on a plate

Van Boucle's father Carel was an engraver, who had become a master in the Guild of St. Luke of Antwerp in 1603 and emigrated to Paris in 1617.Peter van Boucle
on Larousse Peter van Boucle was registered with his father in Paris in 1623. At that time many Flemish artists were active in the Parisian district of Saint-Germain des-Près.Peter van Boucle
on the site Joconde He worked for a while with the still life painter Lubin Baugin in the studio of

Simon Vouet Simon Vouet (; 9 January 1590 – 30 June 1649) was a French painter who studied and rose to prominence in Italy before being summoned by Louis XIII to serve as Premier peintre du Roi in France. He and his studio of artists created religious and ...

. Here they made designs for tapestries (which have not been located). He probably also was familiar with the still life painters Jacques Linard and Louise Moillon, since his work shows affinities with theirs.Lesley Stevenson. "Boucle, Pierre."
Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 16 May. 2014, p 225-226 According to the early French biographer Florent le Comte he died in misery because of his dissolute life despite his success as an artist.

Works

Peter van Boucle - Apples, pears, grapes and peaches on a pewter dish on a table top

Van Boucle signed his works with the initials PVB and his works are therefore sometimes confused with those of other artists such as Pieter van den Bos. Van Boucle mainly painted still lifes and paintings of animals. He is considered one of the best Flemish animal painters, together with

Pieter Boel Pieter Boel or Peeter Boel (baptized on 10 October 1622 – 3 September 1674) was a Flemish painter, printmaker and tapestry designer. He specialised in lavish still lifes and animal paintings. He moved to Paris, where he worked in the gobel ...

and

Nicasius Bernaerts Nicasius Bernaerts, Monsù Nicasio or simply Nicasius(1620, Antwerp – 1678, Paris) was a Southern Netherlands, Flemish Animalier, painter of animals, hunting pieces and flowers who had an international career in Italy and Paris. He worked for ...

. Van Boucle often animated his still life compositions with cats and dogs, much like his master Frans Snyders. He worked for several patrons, including nobles and courtiers as well as hop keepers alike. His works are now mostly in private collections. Van Boucle painted many works that allude to wealth and luxury. These elements are visible in his still lifes, which show the luster of fruits and vegetables that contrast with the glow of jewelry, silverware and other objects. He was very adept at representing the smoothness of Chinese porcelain that is often present in his paintings.

References

Peter van Boucle - Grote Keuken Stilleven

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boucle, Peter van Flemish Baroque painters Flemish still life painters 1600s births 1673 deaths Artists from Antwerp