Evert Jan Boks, You’re Never Better Served Than By Yourself

Evert Jan Boks, You’re Never Better Served Than By YourselfThis intimate late 19th century genre scene by Dutch Belgian painter Evert Jan Boks (1838 1914) depicts a maid seated comfortably within a well appointed domestic interior, caught in a private moment of indulgence. It belongs to a period when Boks was at the height of his popularity, exhibiting widely. Reclining in an upholstered armchair, the maid holds a glass of red wine in one hand and a decadent biscuit in the other, her posture relaxed, quietly

Rome and Berlin

France dominated European fashion

picking up where his father left off

a jug and apples by Belgian artist

Works by this artist are hard to track down but his ability is clear to see

partly inspired by the Hague School of painters but also the post-impressionists

given his aptitude for figurative work

The interior is rendered skilfully with an eclectic array of kitchenware described in exquisite detail

Derbyshire to Nathaniel and Mary Trafford

1800Provenance: GermanyCondition: A little craquelure

he was employed as an Assistant Art Master at the Victoria Institute of Worcester (which is now home to the Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum)

he's also represented at the Grundy Art Gallery