Still Life with Fish, n.d. Abraham Hendrickz van Beyeren (c.1620-1690)

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Looking at Abraham Hendrickz van Beyeren's "Still Life with Fish," it’s clear this is not your everyday, delicate little still life. This painting practically reeks of salt and the sea - you can almost smell it. The fish, laid out in abundance, aren’t pristine or prettified, but rather raw, gritty, and unapologetically real. There’s a basket stuffed with mackerel and other sea creatures, some spilling out, others twisted in awkward poses as if freshly hauled from a fishing boat. A crab claws its way into the corner, a sneaky guest at this feast of aquatic life.

Van Beyeren bathes his composition in deep, murky browns and greens, the color palette creating a sense of dusk or a dimly lit kitchen. The fish themselves, though silvery and pale, reflect the light in such a way that you almost see the glisten of moisture still clinging to their scales. The cuts of the fish - the reds of raw flesh peeking through - add an unexpected pop of color, almost jarring against the otherwise earthy tones. It’s a subtle hint of life, or at least, life recently ended.

The composition, too, is wild. There’s no neat arrangement or formal balance here - it’s chaotic, brimming with textures and movement. The pottery in the background might try to offer some stability, but the real energy is in the haphazard pile of fish. You sense that van Beyeren wasn’t interested in elegance, but in giving us a glimpse of something raw and honest, like a snapshot of a kitchen mid-prep. This isn’t a painting to admire for its beauty - it’s one to confront for its truth.