French or Dutch School, 17th century Still Life with Medlars,...
Property of a Distinguished East Coast Collector
French or Dutch School, 17th century
Still Life with Medlars, a Chip-Wood Box, Butterflies, and a Letter on a Marble Ledge
indistinctly signed or inscribed and dated lower right: [..] de P[urmer] Ao 16[..]
oil on panel
panel: 11 ½ by 8 ¾ in.; 29.2 by 22.2 cm.
framed: 14 ¼ by 11 ⅛ in.; 36.2 by 28.3 cm.
Catalogue Note:
This enigmatic seventeenth-century still life is indistinctly signed or inscribed “...de Purmer…”, possibly referencing the so-named polder, or reclaimed lake, in North Holland near Amsterdam. The construction of windmills as part of a land reclamation project in 1618 transformed Purmer into a fertile tract of land, ripe for agricultural development. As such, this painting may serve to commemorate a particularly bountiful harvest season for medlars, the distinctive orange fruit prominently displayed in this composition.
Provenance:
With David Koetser, Zurich;
From whom acquired by the present collector.
Bid on this lot
Property of a Distinguished East Coast Collector
French or Dutch School, 17th century
Still Life with Medlars, a Chip-Wood Box, Butterflies, and a Letter on a Marble Ledge
indistinctly signed or inscribed and dated lower right: [..] de P[urmer] Ao 16[..]
oil on panel
panel: 11 ½ by 8 ¾ in.; 29.2 by 22.2 cm.
framed: 14 ¼ by 11 ⅛ in.; 36.2 by 28.3 cm.
Catalogue Note:
This enigmatic seventeenth-century still life is indistinctly signed or inscribed “...de Purmer…”, possibly referencing the so-named polder, or reclaimed lake, in North Holland near Amsterdam. The construction of windmills as part of a land reclamation project in 1618 transformed Purmer into a fertile tract of land, ripe for agricultural development. As such, this painting may serve to commemorate a particularly bountiful harvest season for medlars, the distinctive orange fruit prominently displayed in this composition.
Provenance:
With David Koetser, Zurich;
From whom acquired by the present collector.
