Bos, Henk
(Dutch, 1901-1979)
Blue Dish with Dried Corn


Description: A painting depicting a blue bowl with a scrap of paper resting on a wood plank table. The bowl is filled with a dried corn, two gourds, and two root vegetables. In front of the bowl a pear is resting on it's side. The painting is rendered with a realistic color palette and thinner brush strokes, which imbue the artwork with a naturalistic quality. The artwork is housed in a decorative gold-colored wood frame with a linen-wrapped liner and a gold-colored wood fillet.
Circa: 20th Century
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: canvas height: 14 inches x width: 18 inches; frame height: 22 inches x width: 25 1/2 inches
Inscriptions: Signed in black pigment BL; signed in maker verso TL; Guildhall Galleries LTD gallery label affixed verso MT; gallery inventory inscription in marker verso MB; gallery sales sticker affixed verso BLC; various framing inscriptions in marker verso OA