Lot 373: Attributed to Abraham Bosschaert (Middelburg c. 1612/3-1643 Utrecht)

Attributed to Abraham Bosschaert (Middelburg c. 1612/3-1643 Utrecht)
A parrot sitting on a large vegetable, eying a small lizard in the foreground
oil on panel
47.6 x 63.5 cm.

VARIOUS PROPERTIES
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An almost identical, but weaker, composition was with with Galerie Sanct Lucas, Vienna, 1961, as 'Roelant Savery'.

We are grateful to Fred Meijer of the RKD for proposing the attribution on the basis of photographs (written communication, 3 May 2010).