Abraham Brueghel (Flemish 1625-1690), Still life with flowers

Abraham Brueghel (Flemish 1625-1690)Still life with flowersOil on canvasSigned lower left38 x 30cm (14¾ x 11¾ in.)Provenance:MacConnal Mason & Son Ltd., LondonWe are grateful to Fred Meijer of the RKD-Netherlands Institute for Art History, The Hague, for endorsing the attribution to Abraham Brueghel, based on high resolution digital photographs.Condition Report: The canvas has been relined and is on a new stretcher which is providing good support. There is some minor abrasions to the edges. Fine surface cracking and very small areas of paint shrinkage are visible in background areas. Under UV light there are some scattered areas of retouching in the background, the largest is in a vertical line which runs down the right hand edge (in line with the stretcher) and through the fig in the lower right corner. The other areas of retouching appear to be cosmetic and are most probably excessive. It has a layer of uneven and discoloured varnish and some surface dirt. Condition Report Disclaimer