Peter van BoucleName variations: Peter van Boeckel, Pieter van Boeckel, Pierre van Boucle, Pieter van Boeckel, Pieter van Bouck, Pieter van Boucle, Pieter van Bouck, Pieter Boucle, Pierre van Boucle (between 1600 en 1610 (?), probably

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– 1673,

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) was a

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painter who worked for a large part of his life in Paris where he was one of the most prolific Flemish still life painters.Pierre Rosenberg, 'Seventeenth-century French Paintings in American Collections', Réunion des musées nationaux (France), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1982

Life

There is little information available about the life and training of Peter van Boucle. He claimed that he was a pupil of

Frans Snyders Frans Snyders or Frans Snijders (11November 157919August 1657) was a Flemish painter of animals, hunting scenes, market scenes, and still lifes. A versatile artist, his works depict all sorts of foods, utensils, and tableware and wide assortment ...

but there are no written sources available in Antwerp that support this contention. However, there are stylistic similarities in his works which suggest that he worked in the vicinity of Frans Snijders.Peter van Boucle
at the

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Peter van Boucle - Still life of fruits and glassware with two dogs

Van Boucle's father Carel was an engraver, who had become a master in the Guild of St. Luke of Antwerp in 1603 and emigrated to Paris in 1617.Peter van Boucle
on Larousse Peter van Boucle was registered with his father in Paris in 1623. At that time many Flemish artists were active in the Parisian district of Saint-Germain des-Près.Peter van Boucle
on the site Joconde He worked for a while with the still life painter

Lubin Baugin Lubin Baugin (c. 1612 – July 11, 1663) was a French painter known for a small number of still lifes, and for religious and mythological paintings. He was born in Pithiviers to a prosperous family. Although it is not known to whom he was a ...

in the studio of

Simon Vouet Simon Vouet (; 9 January 1590 – 30 June 1649) was a French painter who studied and rose to prominence in Italy before being summoned by Louis XIII to serve as Premier peintre du Roi in France. He and his studio of artists created religious and ...

. Here they made designs for tapestries (which have not been located). He probably also was familiar with the still life painters

Jacques Linard Jacques Linard (1597, Troyes - September 1645, Paris) was a French painter who specialized in still-lifes. Biography Linard was baptised on 6 September 1597. His first records of being of artist was in the 1620s. He was married in 1626 to the ...

and

Louise Moillon Louise Moillon (c. 1610–1696) was a French people, French still life Painting, painter in the Baroque era. It is recorded that she became known as one of the best still life painters of her time, as her work was purchased by King Charles I of En ...

, since his work shows affinities with theirs.Lesley Stevenson. "Boucle, Pierre."
Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 16 May. 2014, p 225–226 According to the early French biographer Florent le Comte he died in misery because of his dissolute life despite his success as an artist.

Works

Van Boucle signed his works with the initials PVB and his works are therefore sometimes confused with those of other artists such as Pieter van den Bos and Peeter van den Bemden.Peeter van den Bemden, ''Still life with fish and seafood''
at Dorotheum Van Boucle mainly painted still lifes and paintings of animals. He is considered one of the best Flemish animal painters, together with

Pieter Boel Pieter Boel or Peeter Boel (baptized on 10 October 1622 – 3 September 1674) was a Flemish painter, printmaker and tapestry designer. He specialised in lavish still lifes and animal paintings. He moved to Paris, where he worked in the gobelin f ...

and Nicasius Bernaerts. Van Boucle often animated his still life compositions with cats and dogs, much like his master Frans Snyders. He worked for several patrons, including nobles and courtiers as well as hop keepers alike. His works are now mostly in private collections. Van Boucle painted many works that allude to wealth and luxury. These elements are visible in his still lifes, which show the luster of fruits and vegetables that contrast with the glow of jewelry, silverware and other objects. He was very adept at representing the smoothness of Chinese porcelain that is often present in his paintings.

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