Provenance

(Galerie Jan de Maere, Brussels, by 1992, as Pieter van den Bosch).[1] Acquired 1993 by private collection, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium. (Sale, Servarts Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 12-14 May 1998, no. 495, as Gerrit Battem, bought-in).[2] (Sale Christie’s, Amsterdam, 9 November 1998, no. 112, as by Van Buesem, bought-in); (sale, Christie’s, New York, 26 May 2000, no. 69); Miriam [1937-2024] and Eliezer H. Benbassat [1934-2022], Washington, DC; The Miriam Benbassat Trust; gift 2024 to NGA.
[1] The Galerie de Maere exhibited the painting at the 1992 European Fine Arts Fair, Maastricht, according to the 9 November 1998 Christie’s auction catalogue.
[2] Servarts sale according to RKDImages entry for painting.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

beneath table on the right, as monogram: B
lower left on log, in later hand: AvOstade