Lot Essay
Similar watercolours of a thistle and of a gooseberry bush by the artist were sold in these Rooms, 21 November 1989, lot 135 and 25 November 1991, lot 175 respectively
Details
Aert Schouman (1710-1792)
A Thistle
with inscription 'Artum Major Vulgaris'(?) (verso); pencil, watercolour, pencil framing lines, watermark Strasburg lily
412 x 266 mm.
A Thistle
with inscription 'Artum Major Vulgaris'(?) (verso); pencil, watercolour, pencil framing lines, watermark Strasburg lily
412 x 266 mm.
Provenance
De Beaufort Collection, Utrecht
Anon. sale, Sotheby's Mak van Waay Amsterdam, May 1981, lot 222
Anon. sale, Sotheby's Mak van Waay Amsterdam, May 1981, lot 222