Edwaert Collier

Edwaert Collier
Evert Collier, Public domain

(1642–1708) painter from the Northern Netherlands (1642-1708)

Edwaert Collier (1642–1708) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Edwaert Collier belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Edwaert Collier was born in Breda and died in London. Edwaert Collier worked in Haarlem, Leiden, London, and Leiden. Edwaert Collier became a member of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke and Guild of Saint Luke.

The best-known works include ‘Vanitas Still Life’ and ‘Vanitas still life’. The works belong mainly to the genre still life. The catalogue has 46 works by Edwaert Collier with free images. The dated works span the years 1650–1706. Works by Edwaert Collier are held by several collections, among them Tate, Victoria and Albert Museum, Denver Art Museum, and National Museum of Western Art.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jacob Toorenvliet, Gerard de Lairesse, Claudio Coello, Andrea Pozzo, and Michelangelo Palloni.