Lot 174: Apples, grapes, pears and apricots on a stone ledge with a butterfly, and spiders nearby

Attributed to Jacob Woutersz. Vosmaer (c.1584-1641)
Apples, grapes, pears and apricots on a stone ledge with a butterfly, and spiders nearby
with indistinct monogram and date 'JwB(?). 1627.' (lower right)
oil on panel
27 x 40.1 cm.

In the family of the present owner since the 1950s.

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We are grateful to Mr Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, for proposing an attribution to Vosmaer after inspection of the original. He points out that the butterfly appears in another composition by the artist (verbal communication, 5 March 2008).