Bidspirit auction | Still Life with Fruit, Baskets,

Still Life with Fruit, Baskets, and Chickens. 17th Century Colonial School (signed ”Salvador Gutiérrez”). - Oil on canvas. The painting presents a domestic composition, arranged around a table with a platter overflowing with apples, two wicker baskets—one covered with a white cloth and the other half-open—a green-glazed earthenware jug or pitcher in the background, and two dark-feathered hens, one of them partially hidden. The scene is constructed with a precise arrangement of elements, distributed with a natural rhythm on a wooden surface, and falls within the Baroque still life genre, with a naturalistic approach and an attention to detail. The painterly quality is evident in the treatment of textures: the roughness of the wicker, the waxy smoothness of the fruit, the shine of the glazed ceramic, and the well-defined plumage of the birds. The light, directed from the left, highlights the volumes and creates a warm and restrained atmosphere, framing the scene in a dark background that enhances the three-dimensional effect. The work reveals a skilled hand in drawing and chiaroscuro, with special attention to chromatic nuances between ochres, greens, and reds. This type of composition is associated with 17th-century Spanish models, in which everyday realism takes on a symbolic dimension linked to order, provision, and rural life. Measurements not indicated.