Pseudo Jan van Kessel d.J., Notname für einen Maler des ausgehenden 16. Und beginnenden 17. Jahrhunderts, dem mehr als zweihundert meist kleinformatige Stillleben zugeschrieben werden.
flower basket with small parrot and fruit
oil on copper.
16.5 x 21.5 cm.

In front of a dark, almost black background, the flowers pinned up from the basket stand out in effective colourfulness. On the massive grey stone slab a small blue-red-white feathered parrot bird next to plums and other flowers lying on the table surface such as orange dahlia and white and yellowish pinnate tulip. At the upper corner a flying white butterfly enlivens the overall representation. (12213512) (11)