Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Fred Meijer for suggesting the attribution; he believes it is a late work of the 1670s.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
Willem van Aelst (1627-1683)
Details
Willem van Aelst (1627-1683)
Pink Roses, a Carnation and Pot-Marigolds on a marble Ledge, with a Dragonfly, a Snail and a Sinebar Moth, a Painted Lady and Red Admiral Butterflies
oil on canvas
15 7/8 x 12½in. (40.5 x 31.5cm.)
Pink Roses, a Carnation and Pot-Marigolds on a marble Ledge, with a Dragonfly, a Snail and a Sinebar Moth, a Painted Lady and Red Admiral Butterflies
oil on canvas
15 7/8 x 12½in. (40.5 x 31.5cm.)
Provenance
with Galerie Sanct Lucas, Vienna, 1969, as Rachel Ruysch, where purchased by the present owner.