Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg 1593/4-1657 Delft)
Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg 1593/4-1657 Delft)

Roses, fritillaries, and lilies in a basket with cherries, shells, and an insect on a table

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Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg 1593/4-1657 Delft)
Roses, fritillaries, and lilies in a basket with cherries, shells, and an insect on a table
oil on panel
8½ x 12¼ in. (21.4 x 30.9 cm.)
Provenance
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, London, 3 July 1996, lot 194 (£36,700).

Lot Essay

The present composition compares very closely with the larger picture on panel by the artist, signed and dated '1625', in the Heinz collection, Washington (see the catalogue of the exhibition, Still Lifes of the Golden Age. Northern European Paintings from the Heinz family collection, National Gallery, Washington, 1989, no. 2, illustrated).

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