FRANS POST (Leiden c.1612-1680 Haarlem)

A forest with natives carrying baskets on a path by a waterfall

Details

FRANS POST (Leiden c.1612-1680 Haarlem)
A forest with natives carrying baskets on a path by a waterfall
oil on panel
signed and dated 'F.POST.1657' (lower center)
18 5/8 x 17 in. (47.3 x 43.2 cm.)

Provenance

with E. Speelman, London.
with Gebr. Douwes, Amsterdam.
C. van Spaendonck, Tilburg.

Literature

J.Sousa-Leão, Frans Post, Amsterdam, 1973, pp. 72-73, no. 24, illustrated.

Exhibited

Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte Moderna, Os Pintores de Mauricio
de Nassau, 1968, no. 24.

Lot Essay

The artist served as official painter to Prince Johann Philip von Nassau who, during the years 1637-44, acted a governor of the Brazilian territories which the Dutch East India Company had just acquired. It is possible that this painting was intended for one of the Dutch landowners, before their colonizing efforts came to an end.

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