A Sprig of Gooseberries on a Stone Plinth

A Sprig of Gooseberries on a Stone Plinth

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signature and date: ‘A . Coorte 1698’

Coorte portrayed with the precision of a scientist. By isolating it, it is as if he wanted to get to the very essence of a peach or a gooseberry. Although these four paintings were not conceived as a series, they have formed an ensemble since the second half of the 18th century.

painter: Adriaen Coorte

1698

olieverf op papier op paneel

• height 35.2 cm x width 29 cm x thickness 2.7 cm
• height 28.8 cm x width 21.1 cm

Transfer to the State in lieu of inheritance tax

eigendomsoverdracht ter voldoening van erfbelasting 2022-07-15

Public domain

…; collection Willem Jabes van Beeck Calkoen (1806-95), heer van Rhijnestein, and Susanna Elizabeth van Beeck Calkoen, née Sluymer `s Graeuwen (1811-85), huis Steenisweerd, near Cothen (near Utrecht), c. 1878;{Dibbits 2004, p. 163.} ? his son, Willem Aarnoud van Beeck Calkoen (1846-1925) and Sara Johanna van Beeck Calkoen, née Grothe (1849-1927), huis Rhijnestein, near Cothen (near Utrecht);{Dibbits 2004, p. 163.} his son, Jonkheer Willem Frederik Van Beeck Calkoen (1880-1960), huis Rhijnestein, near Cothen (near Utrecht);{Dibbits 2004, p. 163.} his heirs; from whom purchased by a private collector, Amsterdam, 2015; from whom on loan to the museum, 2015; by descent to his heirs, 2015;{The heirs continued the loan to the museum.} by whom donated to the museum, 2022

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