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Peeter Boel
17th Century Oil Painting Still Life: Turtles & Fish with a Ship in Stormy Seas

1640

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A Still Life of Turtles, An Eel, Pike, Lobsters and other Fish on the Shore, A Ship in the Stormy Seas Beyond Signed and dated lower left 1640 Inscribed with inventory number lower right: no. 44 Oil on canvas Framed 29.5 x 37.9 inches Provenance Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 15 April 1999, lot 87, (as 'Circle of Giuseppe Recco'); Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 27 April 2006, lot 68 (as Peeter Boel), where acquired by the present owner.
  • Creator:
    Peeter Boel (1622 - 1674)
  • Creation Year:
    1640
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Width: 37.9 in (96.27 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU67336126782
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