Attributed to Christiaen Striep ('S-Hertogenbosch 1633 - 1673), A still life with a bowl of oranges, a pewter plate and a gilt cup. Photo Sotheby's

oil on canvas; 26 1/8 by 20 3/8 in.; 66.5 by 52 cm. Lot 13. Estimate 30,000-40,000 USD

PROVENANCE: Possibly Knoedler Gallery, Paris (according to old frame labels on reverse);
J.J. Post, Amsterdam by 1962;
Marshall Field III ( 1893 - 1956) , thence by descent to;
Marshall Field V, until 1971;
By whom gifted to The Art Institute of Chicago in 1971, inv. no. 1971-874.

CATALOGUE NOTE: This accomplished still life, previously given to Juriaen van Streek, was listed as attributed to Christiaen Striep by Fred
Meijer in 2006 who dated it between 1653 - 1657.1 Little is known of this artist aside from his registration as a citizen of Amsterdam in 1656, suggesting he may have served as an apprentice there.2

1. See RKD (Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie) Images, Artwork no. 105111.
2. A. van der Willigen, F. Meijer, A Dictionary of Dutch and Flemish Still-life Painters Working in Oils 1525 - 1725, Leiden 2003, p. 192.

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