Flowers in a Basket and a Vase

Provenance

General Bruylandt, Brussels.[1] (sale, Galerie Paul Brandt, Amsterdam, 10 October 1967, no. 6); (Edward Speelman, Ltd., London); sold January 1968 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1992 to NGA. [1] According to information provided by the Speelman Gallery, a General Bruylandt of Brussels had previously owned the painting; see correspondence from Bevery Carter, secretary to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, dated 19 April 1995 (in NGA curatorial files).

Flowers in a Basket and a Vase

Brueghel the Elder, Jan

1615

Accession Number

1992.51.7

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

overall: 55.2 x 89.1 cm (21 3/4 x 35 1/16 in.) | framed: 73.8 x 107.6 x 9.5 cm (29 1/16 x 42 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art