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Artist: Pehr Hilleström (1732–1816)
Swedish painter
Title: Testing Eggs. Interior of a Kitchen
Object type: Painting
Description: Hilleström frequently painted scenes from Swedish 18th century kitchens. These pictures serve as excellent examples of his firelight paintings – hidden sources of lighting illuminate the dusky kitchens and create dramatic effects. In all these paintings, something is going on – eggs are being inspected, copper cauldrons lifted and meals prepared. In one painting the vessels, baskets and dead birds are arranged in the foreground like a still-life.
Date: Unknown date
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: Height: 39 cm (15.4 in). Width: 32 cm (12.6 in).
Framed: Height: 53 cm (20.9 in). Width: 47 cm (18.5 in). Depth: 6 cm (2.4 in).
SKU: 272465
