Jan Brueghel the Younger Antwerp 1601 - 1678

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Description

Jan Breughel the Younger
a still life of roses, tulips and other flowers in a wooden tub
oil on oak panel

Provenance

Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 21 June 1961, lot 20;
With Deville Galleries, Los Angeles, 1981-2;
Private collection, Los Angeles;
Anonymous sale (

Literature

K. Ertz, Jan Breughel der Jüngere, Freren 1984, pp. 428-9, no. 267, reproduced.

Catalogue Note

The blooms in the tub include a Crown Imperial Lily and other Lilies, Tulips, Roses, Irises, Narcissi, Wild Strawberries, Cyclamen, Fritillaries, Hyacinths, Mulberries, Cornflowers, Vibernum, Gladioli, Sweet William, Snapdragons, Pinks, Daisies, Snowdrops, Forget-me-nots, Wallflowers, a Primula, Violas, Buttercup, Scabius, Ranunculus, Periwinkles and a sprig of Rosemary. Beneath is a Cyclamen corm and leaves, a sprig of Rosemary and Forget-me-not leaves, and leaves and fruit of Wild Strawberry.

This is one of several versions by Jan Breughel the Younger of the celebrated flower piece painted by his father Jan Brueghel the Elder circa 1606/7, the so-called