Still-Life

Van Utrecht adopted the same abundant displays of game, fruit and vegetables as Frans Snyders which are usually set on a table parallel to the picture plane; however, van Utrecht's compositions typically fall in horizontal and vertical lines in contrast to the dynamic diagonals of Snyders.

The present still-life, an early work, displays apricots, plums, figs, peaches and grapes in a basket on a stone ledge, together with pears, squash and asparagus