Still life by Hilda Van Stokkum Marlin, mid 20th century

Oil on canvas board by Hilda Van Stokkum Marlin (b. holland, 20th century) , signed with initials lower left a traditional dutch-style “stilleven” (still life) featuring a scored loaf of bread, a knife, and a glass beaker on a reflective wooden table.

The scene is set against a backdrop of blue and white delft tiles and a dark drape. a biographical note affixed to the verso describes her dutch origins, studies in Rotterdam, and later career provenance: comes with the original invoice from “den-art gallery”