Lot Essay
Dated by Van Boven and Segal, loc. cit. to early in the artist's career, in circa 1772.
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A tulip, primroses, forget-me-not, roses, delphinium, buttercup, poppies, morning glory and other flowers in a basket with a dunnock's nest on a stone ledge
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Gerard van Spaendonck (Tilburg 1746-1822 Paris)
A tulip, primroses, forget-me-not, roses, delphinium, buttercup, poppies, morning glory and other flowers in a basket with a dunnock's nest on a stone ledge
signed 'G.VanSpaendonck fec...' (lower right)
oil on canvas, oval
24 5/8 x 20¼ in. (62.5 x 51.4 cm.)
A tulip, primroses, forget-me-not, roses, delphinium, buttercup, poppies, morning glory and other flowers in a basket with a dunnock's nest on a stone ledge
signed 'G.VanSpaendonck fec...' (lower right)
oil on canvas, oval
24 5/8 x 20¼ in. (62.5 x 51.4 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired by the family of the artist in the 19th Century, and by descent.
Literature
M. van Boven and S. Segal, Gerard & Cornelis van Spaendonck, Maarssen, 1988, p.104, no. 9.
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