Fyt was a versatile still-life specialist. Although better known for his hunting, game and animal pieces he also painted beautiful still life compositions with flowers and fruit. He was very prolific and is believed to have produced around 280 paintings, many of them signed and dated. His works were sought after by important art collectors of his day and are now in the collections of many leading international museums.[5]
Fyt’s animal still lifes are generally more refined than those of Frans Snyders as he catered primarily to the tastes of an aristocratic clientele. His palette was likely influenced by his exposure to Italian art and was more striking than that of Snyders. His works show gradually more dynamic movement and asymmetry.[1] Fyt’s frenetic nervous brushstrokes, and his freer and more Baroque compositional style differed also from those of Snyders.[6] Fyt was particularly skilled in the delicate rendering of the various textures of the fur and plumage of the animals he depicted.[7]