
Poppy Harvey-Jones
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Sold for £15,000 inc. premium
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PROVENANCE:
Lutzen van Voorst, sale, Lepke, Berlin, 10 February 1904, lot 123 (as Jan van Huysum)
H.K.L. Hildebrand, sale, Lepke, Berlin, 7 May 1912, lot 62 (as Jan van Huysum)
With Pieter de Boer, Amsterdam, 1935, Bloemenstukken van Oude Meester, no. 75 (as Jan van Huysum)
Sale, Christie's, London, 8 December 1995, lot 218
At the time of the sale in 1995, the attribution to Justus van Huysum was confirmed by Dr. Sam Segal.
Justus van Huysum is known to have studied with Nicolaes Berchem and painted an eclectic array of subjects, including portraits, marine scenes, landscapes, history and battle paintings, but was best known for his flower pieces.