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Adriaen van der Spelt (Leiden 1630-1673 Gouda)
Lot 231

Adriaen van der Spelt (Leiden 1630-1673 Gouda)

Flowers in a glass vase on a marble ledge with two butterflies

Closed26 January 2012

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Adriaen van der Spelt (Leiden 1630-1673 Gouda)
Flowers in a glass vase on a marble ledge with two butterflies
signed and dated 'A.V. Spelt. F 1665' (lower right)
oil on panel
17¼ x 13 5/8 in. (43.8 x 34.6 cm.)

(Possibly) Landesmuseum, Gotha.
with D. Hermsen, The Hague, October 1933, no. 28.
with Kunsthandel P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1935.
A.C.J.A. Stöcker, Amsterdam, by 1954.
Anonymous sale; Hôtel George V, Paris, 12-13 April 1989, lot 16.
with Newhouse Galleries, New York.

Specialist note

According to his biographer Arnold Houbraken, Adrian van der Spelt was born in Leiden to a family originally from Gouda. Around 1664, he began working at the court of Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg. This elegant still-life, painted in 1665, was completed during Van der Spelt's residence in Berlin. Since 1989, the addition of an upright petal on the pink rose has been removed, restoring this painting to its original composition.