Still life with roemer and casket – Marjolein van den Berg, c. 2011

A still life with a green roemer, a decorated casket – an excavated find from Amsterdam – and a pale jug lying on its side on a white cloth, in the dark tonality of a 17th-century breakfast piece. Painted in acrylic on canvas by Marjolein van den Berg, c. 2011, as part of her series of still lifes with pewter and archaeological finds. The work is in a black-painted wooden frame with a gold-coloured inner slip, signed 'Marjolein' on the front. Good condition: paint layer intact, no craquelure, tears, paint loss or retouching visible; canvas taut. Frame with light signs of use (small scuffs along the edges). Small scuff on the black edge of the frame at top left (photo 5). Dimensions (with frame): 55.2 cm wide X 45.2 cm high X 3.2 cm deep. Technique: acrylic on canvas, hand-painted. Artist: Marjolein van den Berg, the Netherlands, c. 2011.