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Lot 114: Adriaen van Nieulandt (Antwerp 1585/7-1658 Amsterdam)

Est: £25,000 GBP - £35,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 07, 2011

Item Overview

Description

Adriaen van Nieulandt (Antwerp 1585/7-1658 Amsterdam)
Tulips, roses, Turk's cap lilies, columbines, carnations and other flowers in a ceramic vase, with tulips in a glass vase, on a wooden ledge, with a peacock butterfly, a grasshopper and a lizard
signed and dated 'Adriaen van Nieulandt Fecit . 160[?]4.' (lower left)
oil on panel
27¾ x 22¾ in. (70.5 x 57.8 cm.)

Literature

F.G. Meijer, 'Not Ambrosius Brueghel, but Adriaen van Nieulandt; a mutilated image of vanity', Oud Holland Jaargang, 1995, vol. 109, p. 162, no. 4.
J. de Maer and M. Wabbes, Illustrated Dictionary of 17th Century Flemish Painters, Brussels, 1994, p. 897, illustrated.

Provenance

Louis Robbe, Courtrai, in the 19th century (a sketch of three birds singing on the reverse of the panel, signed 'Robbe').
Anonymous sale; Palais d'Orsay, Paris, 21 November 1978, lot 61.
with Galerie Michel Ségoura, Paris, 1978.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Monaco, 17 June 1988, lot 864.

Notes

Adriaen van Nieulandt (Antwerp 1585/7-1658 Amsterdam)
Tulips, roses, Turk's cap lilies, columbines, carnations and other flowers in a ceramic vase, with tulips in a glass vase, on a wooden ledge, with a peacock butterfly, a grasshopper and a lizard
signed and dated 'Adriaen van Nieulandt Fecit . 160[?]4.' (lower left)
oil on panel
27¾ x 22¾ in. (70.5 x 57.8 cm.)

Auction Details

Old Master & British Paintings (Day Sale)

by
Christie's
December 07, 2011, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK