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We are grateful to Fred Meijer, of the RKD, The Hague, for proposing the attribution on the basis of photographs.
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Grapes, oysters, chestnuts, a fig and cherries on a partially draped stone ledge
Details
Attributed to Jan Pauwel Gillemans I (Antwerp 1618-1675)
Grapes, oysters, chestnuts, a fig and cherries on a partially draped stone ledge
with signature and date 'J D de Heem 1653' (centre left, on the ledge)
oil on canvas
13 5/8 x 18 5/8 in. (34.6 x 47.2 cm.)
Grapes, oysters, chestnuts, a fig and cherries on a partially draped stone ledge
with signature and date 'J D de Heem 1653' (centre left, on the ledge)
oil on canvas
13 5/8 x 18 5/8 in. (34.6 x 47.2 cm.)
Provenance
Purchased in 1933 by the grandfather of the present owner;
Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, 5 September 1942, lot 1280 as 'Cornelis de Heem' (unsold), and by descent.
Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, 5 September 1942, lot 1280 as 'Cornelis de Heem' (unsold), and by descent.
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