European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Vanitas Made in Netherlands, Europe1661 N. L. Peschier, Netherlandish, active 1659 - 1661 Oil on canvas * Gallery 258, European Art 1500-1850, second floor 1986-26-287 The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986 |
Social Tags [?]conceits [x] death [x] decay [x] memento mori [x] music [x] pleasures [x] skull [x] still life [x] vanitas [x] [Add Your Own Tags]ProvenancePerhaps the Duke of Buckingham's collection; his sale, Christie's, London, November 30, 1839, lot 115 to Edwards [1]. Spanish Art Gallery, London; sold to Henry P. McIlhenny, Philadelphia, 1950; bequest to PMA, 1986. 1. According to the Getty Provenance Index, lot 115 in this sale was a Peschier Still Life dated 1661. No dimensions are supplied in the catalogue, and two other Peschier still lifes dated 1661 are candidates for this sale; one is in the Frits Lugt collection, Institut Neerlandais, Paris, inv. no. 7674, and the other was sold at Christie's, London, April 28, 1961, lot 159 (unillus).* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
