Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (Antwerp 1573-1621 The Hague)? Tulips, roses, a bluebell, Narcissus tortuosis, forget-me-nots, lily of the valley and cyclamen in a flask, on a ledge with a caterpillar, butterfly and dragonfly. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2011 oil on copper. 7½ x 5 2/3 in. (19 x 14.5 cm.) - Estimate $800,000 - $1,200,000 Provenance: with Gallery P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1959.S. van Praag, Blaricum, 1963.Mrs. Boas-Kogel, Baarn, on loan to Centraal Museum, Utrecht.with Gallery P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1974, from... [Lire la suite]

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, "A Still Life of Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase", 1609-10. ©National Gallery, London LONDON.- The National Gallery, London, has been allocated "A Still Life of Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase on a Ledge with further Flowers, Shells and a Butterfly", 1609–10, by Ambrosius Bosschaert The Elder (1573–1621), under the Acquisition in Lieu scheme. Bosschaert is one of the first and finest Dutch flower painters. Specialising in appointing precise flower and fruit still-lifes in the manner of... [Lire la suite]