Lot Essay
Gianluca Bocchi suggests that the two paintings might have originally formed part of a larger series in the collection of the Prince of Liechtenstein.
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
Karel van Vogelaer Maastricht 1653-1695 Rome
Tulips, morning-glories, carnations, lilies and other flowers, in an urn, an extensive landscape beyond; and Lilacs, tulips, roses, and other flowers in an urn, a coastal view beyond
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Karel van Vogelaer Maastricht 1653-1695 Rome
Tulips, morning-glories, carnations, lilies and other flowers, in an urn, an extensive landscape beyond; and Lilacs, tulips, roses, and other flowers in an urn, a coastal view beyond
the second signed 'CAREL * VOGELAER/RO**' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51½ x 37 7/8 in. 130.8 x 96.2 cm.
A pair (2)
Provenance
(Possibly) the Prince of Liechtenstein.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 30 January 1998, lot 248.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 30 January 1998, lot 248.
Literature
G. Bocchi, Pittori di Natura Morta a Roma: artisti italiani, 1630-1750, Viadana, 2005, pp. 186-87.