Estimate

7.000 - 10.000

Session 2

16 December 2024

Hammer Price

Description

Dutch School, early 17th century
Oil on copper
Depicting a basket with apples, grapes, and other fruits on a table, alongside shells and leaves

17,5x25 cm

Category

Paintings

Additional Information

Balthasar van der Ast (c. 1593–1657) was a Dutch painter renowned for his meticulously detailed still lifes, often combining fruits, flowers, and exotic elements such as shells, reflecting the period’s fascination with maritime discoveries and collecting. A pupil of Ambrosius Bosschaert, Van der Ast developed a style characterized by precision in representation and compositional balance.
His work influenced a generation of artists within his circle, who created refined pieces exploring similar themes. This painting, with its composition of fruits, leaves, and shells, exhibits characteristics associated with Van der Ast’s circle, supporting the attribution previously proposed by Sotheby’s.

Provenance:
Sotheby's (New York), 3 October 1996, lot 75
Galerie P. de Boer B.V. (Amsterdam), 1970