Balthasar van der Ast

Basket of Flowers



Balthasar van der Ast - Basket of Flowers



Balthasar van der Ast
Basket of Flowers
c. 1622
17.8 x 23.5 cm
Oil on oak
Signed lower left: .B.vander.ast...
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Gift of Mrs. Paul Mellon


Literature

Collection catalogues
Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century, Washington; New York and Oxford, 1995, pp. 5-8


Exhibitions

2015 Asia in Amsterdam: The Culture of Luxury in the Golden Age, Nr. 45b

Provenance

Probably Princess Amalia van Solms (1602-1675), The Hague, by 1632
sale, Philippus van der Schley, Amsterdam, 16 February 1802 and days following, 1st day, nr. 55
Levij Pakker
Mrs. Beaumont, England
sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 19 March 1906, nr. 17
with Collings
with Fritz Gerstel Gallery, Berlin
his sale, Kunstsalon Keller & Reiner, Berlin, 21-22 January 1908, nr. 36
with Kunsthandel Gebr. Douwes, Amsterdam, c. 1938
sold to Dr. Hans Wetzlar, Amsterdam, by 1952
his sale, Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 9 June 1977, nr. 5
with John Mitchell & Son, London
sold November 1977 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia
gift 1992 to NGA

External links

RKD 119937
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1992.51.2

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Balthasar van der Ast Flowers in a Chinese Vase
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Balthasar van der Ast Fruit Still Life with Quinces
Fruit Still Life with Quinces
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Balthasar van der Ast A Basket of Fruits
A Basket of Fruits

Balthasar van der Ast Still Life
Still Life

Balthasar van der Ast Still life with Fruit and Sea Shells
Still life with Fruit and Sea Shells
c. 1635