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Pieter Romenij was a great admirer of the still life painters of the 17th
Century, this shows clearly in his precisely wielding of his brush. His power of
expression in the texture of the grapes and the peaches with the subtle
dewdrops, the skin of the pumpkin, it all indicates that he mastered the
traditional techniques. Yet the at will displayed fruits are typical for his own
time. Born in Zwolle May 7th 1830 Pieter Romenij died in Arnhem June 25th 1898.
Although he lived in several places throughout The Netherlands and Belgium, he
lived the greatest part of his life in Wageningen and Zwolle. In the mid-19th
Century his works were frequently exhibited throughout the main cities of
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