Sold for:
$338

After Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664-1750) Fruit and Insects Unsigned, inscribed "G. Aglietti/Pittore/Firenze Via Maggio/N. 4877" on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 17 3/4 x 24 in., framed. Condition: Craquelure, surface irregularities, surface grime. N.B. The original painting by Rachel Ruysch, oil on panel, signed and dated 1711, hangs in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It was one of a pair of still lifes sent to Cosimo III de Medici, probably in 1712, by Elector Johann Wilhelm. The painting has been in the Uffizi collection since 1753.


Skinner

Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2012-10-06