Pieter van Noort, Dutch 1622-1672- Spaniel and dead game in a landscape; oil on canvas, signed 'P v Noort' (lower centre), 104.5 x 135.5 cm. Provenance: An important Private Collection, UK. Note: The present work is a particularly large-scale and striking example of the artist’s still-life painting. Van Noort was born in Leiden and from 1648 was registered as a member of the Leiden Guild of St Luke. He was followed by Isaac van Duynen (1628-c.1680) and his works can today be found in the Rijksmuseum, the Dordrechts Museum, the Mauritshuis, and the De Fundatie in Zwolle. His talents in painting are fully demonstrated in the present work, with his fine brushstrokes convincingly conveying the texture of the animals’ feathers and dog’s fur, and his bright pigments serving to enliven the scene. For a similar work by his hand, see Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 6 December 2018, lot 167.Please refer to department for condition report