Harmen Loeding 1637-1673 Still Life With Lobster Expertise Dr.meijer Amsterdam

Harmen Loeding 1637-1673 Still life with lobster Oil on wood 25.5 x 34 cm (size of the painting) Provenance: Bernard Houtakker, Amsterdam, label on the back; Sedelmeyer sale, Paris, May 25-28, 1907, no. 76; Hans Cramer, The Hague, 1975/76; Christie's auction, London, December 14, 1990, lot 292; Caretto Gallery, Turin, 1991; Private collection We thank Dr. Fred Meijer, Amsterdam, for confirming the authorship of the painting. A similar painting, slightly larger than the one offered here, with identical Franciscan drapery in the foreground, is in the Hamburger Kunsthalle (inv. no.: HK-74). Of the 25 paintings listed by the RKD - Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie Den Haag - 21 also feature French drapery in the foreground, a particular preference of the painter in the composition of his paintings. See the similar painting with a lobster and the French drapery in the foreground. Koller, Zurich, 25.09.2020, lot 3036, €40,500. Inv. no. 7,009 14,500 €