Live Auction 2788Old Master Pictures
Attributed to Jacob Woutersz. Vosmaer (c.1584-1641)
Lot 174

Attributed to Jacob Woutersz. Vosmaer (c.1584-1641)

Apples, grapes, pears and apricots on a stone ledge with a butterfly, and spiders nearby

Closed6 May 2008

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EUR 18,250

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Attributed to Jacob Woutersz. Vosmaer (c.1584-1641)
Apples, grapes, pears and apricots on a stone ledge with a butterfly, and spiders nearby
with indistinct monogram and date 'JwB(?). 1627.' (lower right)
oil on panel
27 x 40.1 cm.

In the family of the present owner since the 1950s.

Specialist note

We are grateful to Mr Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, for proposing an attribution to Vosmaer after inspection of the original. He points out that the butterfly appears in another composition by the artist (verbal communication, 5 March 2008).