Lot Essay
The original, with one or two minor differences, was sold at Christie's, London, Dec. 9, 1988, lot 107
The Property of THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, New York
School of RACHEL RUYSCH* (1664-1750)
Details
School of RACHEL RUYSCH* (1664-1750)
Tulips, peonies, poppies, roses, hyacinth, marigolds, auricolae, a cornflower, a passion flower, African marigolds and other flowers in a glass vase on a stone ledge
oil on canvas
36 x 29¾in. (91.5 x 75.5cm.), which includes an added strip of canvas measuring two inches along all sides
Tulips, peonies, poppies, roses, hyacinth, marigolds, auricolae, a cornflower, a passion flower, African marigolds and other flowers in a glass vase on a stone ledge
oil on canvas
36 x 29¾in. (91.5 x 75.5cm.), which includes an added strip of canvas measuring two inches along all sides
Provenance
Purchased by the museum in 1871
Literature
H. James, The Painter's Eye, ed. J.L. Sweeney, 1956, p. 65
M. Salinger, Early Flower Paintings, Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, N.S., VIII, May 1950, p. 260, illustrated p. 257
M. Salinger, Early Flower Paintings, Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, N.S., VIII, May 1950, p. 260, illustrated p. 257
Exhibited
Southampton, New York, Parrish Art Museum, Paintings from The Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1954, unnumbered catalogue
Little Rock, Arkansas Art Center, Five Centuries of European Painting, 1963, p. 29, illustrated
Little Rock, Arkansas Art Center, Five Centuries of European Painting, 1963, p. 29, illustrated