GRYEF, Adriaen de
(b. 1657 Leiden, d. 1722 Brussel)
Adriaen de Gryef (also Grijef), Flemish painter. He was the son and pupil of the Dutch still-life painter Jacques de Claeuw (active 1642-1676, also called Grief). His first dated painting is from 1675, the last from 1722. He married in 1689 in Antwerp. In 1690, he resided in Brussels, then returned to Antwerp in 1694.
Gryef is famous for the creation of small pictures with picturesque subjects featuring animals, particularly hunting scenes, in outdoor landscapes adorned with trees and flowers. His paintings often focused exclusively on dead game scenes or huntsmen with dogs, with the background becoming merely a vehicle for these highly specialised still-lifes.
