Provenance
Possibly Joseph Daniel Böhm [1794-1865], Vienna; possibly (his sale, Alexander Posonyi, Vienna, 4 December 1865, no. 1682).[1] (Cottier & Co., New York); sold 1889 to Mrs. Henry Osborne Havemeyer [née Louisine Waldron Elder, 1855-1929], New York; (sale, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, 10 April 1930, no. 46); Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; gift 1943 to NGA.
[1] Lucius Grisebach, _Willem Kalf, 1619-1693_, Berlin, 1974, 258, no. 102, suggests that the _Still Life_ might be identified as the Böhm painting auctioned in Vienna on 4 December 1865. The painting in this sale, however, was probably another composition, for it is described in the auction catalogue as having four pomegranates ("vier spanische Granatäpfel").
Accession Number
1943.7.8
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 64.4 x 53.8 cm (25 3/8 x 21 3/16 in.) | framed: 83.8 x 69.9 cm (33 x 27 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Chester Dale Collection