Year: 17th Century
Size: 43.6 x 51.2
Medium: Oil
Description: Fine large 17th century Dutch Old Master study of pears, apples, a caterpillar, butterflies and a mouse, signed and dated 1635, oil on cradled panel. Early, rare and important Dutch study of the allegorical arrangement of fruits and insects gathered upon a table. Excellent original condition and painted with exquisite detail and use of light. major work by a major hand from the period that rarely comes up for public sale. Unframed. Measurements: 43.6 x 51.2 cm unframed