LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on panel

Measurements:

6.30 in. (16.00 cm.) (height) by 4.72 in. (12.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed 'P·STAVERENVS' on the Sense of Hearing (upper right), and indistinctly signed 'P·[.]AVERENVS' on the Sense of Taste (lower left)

Literature:

W. Bernt, Die Niederländischen Maler und Zeichner des 17. Jahrhunderts, III, 3rd edition, Munich, 1970, p. 110. A.-K. Sors, Die Englische Manier: Mezzotinto als Medium druckgrafischer Reproduktion und Innovation, Göttingen, 2014, p. 121.

Provenance:

Anonymous sale; Hans W. Lange, Berlin, 13 May 1942 (=2nd day), lot 208, illustrated (14,500 Reichsmarks). Private collection, South Germany. Anonymous sale; Neumeister, Munich, 30 November 2010, lot 33, when acquired by the present owner.