A maid with a butterchurn

Details

Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde (Haarlem 1638-1698)
A maid with a butterchurn
with inscription 'Bega ...' and number '109'
red chalk
9 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (245 x 148 mm.)

Provenance

Prince W. Argoutinsky-Dolgoroukoff, Paris (L. 2602d); R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam, 27 March 1925, lot 12 (as Bega).
with C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf, October, 1971, no. 16 (as Bega).

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Lot Essay

The attribution to Berckheyde was kindly suggested by Peter Schatborn. Mr Schatborn notes that although the figure does not relate directly to a known painting by Berckheyde, a girl standing by a barrel in a very similar pose is found in the foreground of a signed painting by the artist sold at Frederik Müller, Amsterdam, in 1953.

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