Lot Essay
We are grateful to Dr. Fred Meijer for suggesting the attribution upon first-hand inspection.
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Property from a Belgian Private collection
Pseudo-Jan van Kessel II (active second half 17th century)
A squirrel and hamsters by a basket of mushrooms, fruit and flowers; and A monkey caught stealing fruit by a dog
Details
Pseudo-Jan van Kessel II (active second half 17th century)
A squirrel and hamsters by a basket of mushrooms, fruit and flowers; and A monkey caught stealing fruit by a dog
oil on copper
7 ½ x 10 3/8 in. (18.8 x 26.2 cm.)
(2)a pair
A squirrel and hamsters by a basket of mushrooms, fruit and flowers; and A monkey caught stealing fruit by a dog
oil on copper
7 ½ x 10 3/8 in. (18.8 x 26.2 cm.)
(2)a pair
Provenance
with Galerie Robert Finck, Brussels, 1976, nos. 24 and 25, as 'Jan van Kessel I'.
Literature
K. Ertz and C. Nitze-Ertz, Jan van Kessel: Kritisch Katalogue der Gemälde, Lingen, 2012, pp. 424 and 457, nos. 97 and 203, illustrated.
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