Willem Kalf
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Selected Works43

Museum Acquisitions

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Met
NGA Washington
Cleveland Museum of Art
LACMA
Basel Art Museum
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit Institute of Arts
Ashmolean
Portland Art Museum
Getty Museum
Rijksmuseum
Museo Thyssen Bornemisza
Museo Thyssen Bornemisza
Museo Thyssen Bornemisza
Berlin State Museums
Berlin State Museums
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Previous Sales 9

Christie's
A gilt cup and cover, a roemer, a façon-de-venise glass, peaches, oranges and a peeled lemon in a porcelain bowl on a partially draped table
A gilt cup and cover, a roemer, a façon-de-venise glass, peaches, oranges and a peeled lemon in a porcelain bowl on a partially draped table
$277,200
May 2025
Sotheby's
Still life with a nautilus cup, porcelain bowl, with fruit and glasses
Still life with a nautilus cup, porcelain bowl, with fruit and glasses
Unknown
Jul 2023
Sotheby's
Barn interior with a woman churning butter
Barn interior with a woman churning butter
£85,000 ($141k USD)
Mar 2021
Christie's
A chafing dish, two pilgrims' canteens, a silver-gilt ewer, a plate and other tableware on a partially draped table
A chafing dish, two pilgrims' canteens, a silver-gilt ewer, a plate and other tableware on a partially draped table
$2,775,000
May 2019
Christie's
A Roemer, a glass flute, an orange, two peaches and a lemon in a blue and white wanli kraak charger with a knife and a partially peeled lemon on a silver platter, all on a partially draped stone ledge
A Roemer, a glass flute, an orange, two peaches and a lemon in a blue and white wanli kraak charger with a knife and a partially peeled lemon on a silver platter, all on a partially draped stone ledge
€115,500 ($127k USD)
May 2013
Christie's
The courtyard of a cottage with a peasant by a fire, vegetables, a pot and a barrel in the foreground
The courtyard of a cottage with a peasant by a fire, vegetables, a pot and a barrel in the foreground
£16,450 ($22k USD)
Nov 2001
Christie's
A steeple cup with upturned cover, a glass of wine, an orange and a knife on an Oriental rug on a draped marble ledge
A steeple cup with upturned cover, a glass of wine, an orange and a knife on an Oriental rug on a draped marble ledge
$76,375
Jan 2001
Sotheby's
Still Life with Fruit, a Silver Bowl, and a Peeled Lemon in a Roemer, on a Stone Tabletop Draped with Green Velvet
Still Life with Fruit, a Silver Bowl, and a Peeled Lemon in a Roemer, on a Stone Tabletop Draped with Green Velvet, 1658
Bought In
Feb 2026
Christie's
Thatched Cottage Interior with a Man and a Woman in Front of a Fireplace
Thatched Cottage Interior with a Man and a Woman in Front of a Fireplace
$18,854
Jun 2025

For Sale 4

Rijksmuseum · Artsy
Still life with Ewer and Basin, fruit, Nautilus Cup and other object
Still life with Ewer and Basin, fruit, Nautilus Cup and other object, 1600
For sale
Rijksmuseum · Artsy
Still Life with a Chinese bowl, a Nautilus Cup and Fruit
Still Life with a Chinese bowl, a Nautilus Cup and Fruit, 1662
For sale
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields · Artsy
Still Life with A Chinese Porcelain Jar
Still Life with A Chinese Porcelain Jar, 1669
For sale
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Still Life
Still Life, 1660
For sale
Oil on canvas
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Still Life with Ewer, Vessels, and Pomegranate
Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2054 · Accession 54.PA.1 · Paintings
Still Life with Columbine Goblet
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, Michigan, United States · Acquired 2026 · Accession 26.43 · Oil on canvas
Still Life with a Porcelain Vase, Silver-gilt Ewer, and Glasses
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession M.2009.106.22 · Oil on canvas
Stillleben mit Porzellankanne
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Munich, Germany · Acquired 2008 · Accession FV 17 · Eichenholz
A Kitchen Corner
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, Michigan, United States · Acquired 1969 · Accession 69.358 · Oil on wood panel (possibly conifer wood)
Wineglass and a Bowl of Fruit
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1962 · Accession 1962.292 · oil on canvas
Still Life with Fruit, Glassware, and a Wanli Bowl
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1953 · Accession 53.111 · Oil on canvas
Still Life
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 1943 · Accession 1943.7.8 · oil on canvas
Still Life with a Cabbage
National Museum of Warsaw · Warsaw, Poland · Acquired 1939 · Accession NB 962 MNW · oakwood board; oil
Still Life with an Anatolian Rug
Ashmolean Museum · Oxford, United Kingdom · Acquired 1939 · Accession WA1940.2.39 · oil on canvas
Die Küche
Berlin State Museums · Berlin, Germany · Acquired 1906 · Accession 948H · Eichenholz
Interior of a Kitchen
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1871 · Accession 71.69 · Oil on wood
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Market77 auction results

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$18.9K – $2.8M
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$647K
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$148K
5 priced paintings lots
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Jun 2025 · $18.9K
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Paintings: $148K medianSculpture/objects: $102K median
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Current Exhibitions0

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Two 17th-Century Dutch Still Lifes Acquired by the Getty
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has acquired two 17th-century Dutch still-life paintings by Pieter Claesz and Jan Davidsz. de Heem, masters of…
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The Winter Show at New York's Park Avenue Armory features a standout booth by the gallery French and Company, presenting a darkly themed collection. T…
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Recent Activity4

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Deux natures mortes hollandaises du XVIIe siècle acquises par le Getty
Apr 23, 2026
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Feb 2, 2026
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Willem Kalf dies
Jan 1, 1693
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birth
Willem Kalf born
Jan 1, 1619