Ambrosius Bosschaert the Younger
(Arnemuiden 1609 - 1645 Utrecht)
(and Johannes Bosschaert)
(Middelburg 1606/1608 - Dordrecht 1628)
"A Bouquet of flowers in a Wan-Li Vase surrounded by some shells, grapes and a butterfly"
signed and dated with monogram 'AB 1626' (AB linked); collection stamp 'Mack al Sicker' on verso and the family motto, a tower. (fam. Almack)
Provenance
Collection stamp 'Mack al Sicker', of the Almack family; collection Julia Kraus, art dealer in Paris, inventory no. 2, cat. 1978; sale Amsterdam, Christie’s, May 1998; Salomon Lilian Old Master Paintings, Amsterdam 1998-1999 & 2002 cat. p. 13; private Dutch collection; thence by descent; private Belgian collection.
ExpertiseAccording to Fred G. Meijer in a digital remark at the RKD in The Hague (January 2016) the current picture was probably started by Johannes Bosschaert and finished and signed by Ambrosius Bosschaert II, perhaps after the death of Johannes; some of the flowers, the grapes and the high elevation of the bouquet are characteristic features of the work of Johannes Bosschaert. (RKD image no 0000190914). Dr Sam Segal has identified the various flowers.
LiteratureGalerie J. Kraus, Paris, 'Dutch and Flemish old master paintings and drawings', 1978, no. 2.
Sam Segal, 'Ambrosius Bosschaert the Younger' in 'Masters of Middelburg', Amsterdam 1984, exhibition catalogue by N. Bakker (et al.), pp. 66-67, ill. no. 19.
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Category
Old Masters 14th - 18th century
still life