Anna Egter van Wissekerke (1872–1969)
 Still Life with Shells and Woven Basket
Signed lower right A. Egter v W. and dated lower left 1949
Oil on canvas
22.5 x 30.2 cm

Presented in the original frame, notably shaped like a shell — a subtle allusion to the subject of the painting.

Registered in the RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History) database.

Provenance:
Private collection, Groningen

Condition:
In excellent condition, fully inspected by a professional restorer

Additional information:
In this delicately composed still life, Anna Egter van Wissekerke demonstrates her command of form, texture, and colour in a restrained composition that radiates quiet beauty. A few carefully selected objects — shells and a small woven basket — are arranged with sober elegance against a neutral background.

Egter van Wissekerke was part of the circle around art educator H.P. Bremmer, who encouraged his students to perceive the inner value of forms and objects. His influence is clearly felt in this work, where the everyday is elevated to something timeless and essential. Her attention to detail, the subtle play of light and shadow, and the muted palette resonate with Bremmer’s ideas of ‘spiritual realism’.