Pseudo-Simons (second half of the 17th C.): Still life with fruit, a lobster and a Wanli bowl on a table, oil on canvas

1047

Work: 74,9 x 60,4 cm

Frame: 92 x 80,5 cm

 

A lobster, grapes, hazelnuts, a cut lemon and shrimp on a silver plate, grapes, peaches, plums and cherries on a tazza and strawberries in a porcelain bowl, on a partly-draped table. Mr. Fred Meijer inspected the painting and suggested the artist Pseudo-Simons (verbal communication with Christie's Amsterdam, 7 July 2008). The painting is also included in the RKD-database (link).

 

Provenance:

- G.M. Clark, Cobourg (according to an inscription on the previous frame)

- Christie's Amsterdam, Sale 2802 (Old Master Pictures), 10 November 2008, lot 82.