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De Poolse Muts by Balthasar van der Ast

De Poolse Muts, c. 1620–30

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Balthasar van der Ast

1593–1657 · Dutch Republic

Born
1593 · Middelburg
Died
1657 · Delft

20 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Balthasar van der Ast was a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in still lifes of flowers, fruit, and shells. He is considered a pioneer in shell painting, and his works often feature insects and lizards.

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Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg, 1593/94 – Delft, 7 March 1657) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in still lifes of flowers and fruit, as well as painting a number of remarkable shell still lifes; he is considered to be a pioneer in the genre of shell painting. His still lifes often contain insects and lizards. His lifetime of works was once summarized by an Amsterdam doctor who said, "In flowers, shells and lizards, beautiful".

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Selected from 20 works by Balthasar van der Ast in the Collect24 Registry.

Balthasar van der Ast, De Poolse Muts

Balthasar van der Ast

De Poolse Muts, c. 1620–30

brush and watercolor in red, green, and yellow with white heightening or grey wash on antique laid cream paper

30.3 × 19.9 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-213079

Balthasar van der Ast, Still Life with Flowers

Balthasar van der Ast

Still Life with Flowers, c. 1625 - c. 1630

panel

59 × 43 cm

Rijksmuseum

C24-105345

Balthasar van der Ast, Still Life of Fruit and Flowers

Balthasar van der Ast

Still Life of Fruit and Flowers, 1620

panel

39.2 × 69.8 cm

Rijksmuseum

C24-105344

Balthasar van der Ast, An Arrowhead Blue Butterfly and a Scotch Bonnet Sea Shell

Balthasar van der Ast

An Arrowhead Blue Butterfly and a Scotch Bonnet Sea Shell, 17th century

Oil on paper

9.5 × 12 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-938356

Balthasar van der Ast, Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects

Balthasar van der Ast

Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects, 1630

oil paint

47 × 36.8 cm

National Gallery

C24-346060

Balthasar van der Ast, Still Life with Fruits, Shells and Insects

Balthasar van der Ast

Still Life with Fruits, Shells and Insects, 1620

oil paint

75 × 104 cm

Hermitage Museum

C24-413946

Balthasar van der Ast, Stilleven van vruchten, schelpen, een anjer en een hagedis op een stenen plint

Balthasar van der Ast

Stilleven van vruchten, schelpen, een anjer en een hagedis op een stenen plint, 1635

oil paint

36.2 × 51.8 cm

Bavarian State Painting Collections

C24-186903

Balthasar van der Ast, Stilleben

Balthasar van der Ast

Stilleben, 1605-1657

Olie på træ

34 × 47 × 6 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-107908

Balthasar van der Ast, Stilleben med frugt og to papegøjer

Balthasar van der Ast

Stilleben med frugt og to papegøjer, 1623

Olie på træ

22 × 30.5 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-107454

Balthasar van der Ast, Basket of Flowers

Balthasar van der Ast

Basket of Flowers, c. 1622

oil on panel

17.8 × 23.5 cm

National Gallery of Art

C24-100418

Balthasar van der Ast, Basket of Fruits

Balthasar van der Ast

Basket of Fruits, c. 1622

oil on panel

18.1 × 22.8 cm

National Gallery of Art

C24-100419

Balthasar van der Ast, Balthasar van der Ast, Flowers in a vase on a stone ledge, with redcurrants and shells, c. 1630

Balthasar van der Ast

Balthasar van der Ast, Flowers in a vase on a stone ledge, with redcurrants and shells, c. 1630, 1630

Oil on oak panel

38.5 × 28.5 cm

Simon C. Dickinson Ltd

C24-149483

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