Boys quarrelling over a bowl of soup in a kitchen

Details

Petrus Staverenus (active circa 1634/54)
Boys quarrelling over a bowl of soup in a kitchen
oil on panel
62.8 x 89.7 cm

Provenance

Anon.Sale, Dorotheum Vienna, 10 June 1998, lot 52, ill.

Special notice

Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20.825% of the hammer price for lots with values up to NLG 200,000. If the hammer price exceeds the NLG 200,000 then the premium is calculated at 20.825% of the first NLG 200,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000.

Sale room notice

The entry should read: attributed to Petrus Staverenus.

Lot Essay

Little is known about the artist. He is recorded in The Hague in 1634-54. The present picture appears to be of relatively early date and reveals a knowledge of painters active in Haarlem such as Floris van Schooten.

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