Vanitas
16th century
Artists
Dimensions
sight: 11.2 × 16.7 cm (4 7/16 × 6 9/16 in.) framed: 25 × 30.8 cm (9 13/16 × 12 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Antoon van Welie, The Hague, sold [through his sale, Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, April 7, 1936, lot 45]. [Vitale Bloch, The Hague, 1941-1955]. [1] Private collection, The Netherlands. Sold [through Sotheby's, London, June 27, 1974, lot 84]. [Alfred Brod Gallery, London], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston Notes [1] per Sam Segal
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