Jean-Baptiste Robie (1821-1910): 'Still Life with Roses and Wild Strawberries', oil on canvas, signed and dated 1863

Dim.: 140,5 x 112,5 cm (the frame)
Dim.: 116 x 88 cm (the work)

Provenance: 
- Sotheby's New York, 23 May 1996, lot 234 (titled Still life with flowers and elaborate objects on a marble ledge).
- An American private collection, New York. 
- Christie's New York, 8 April 2008, '19th Century European Art', lot 44. (sold USD 43.000,00) (link)
- A Belgian private collection. 

Signed, inscribed and dated 'J Robie Bruxelles 1863.' to the lower left. 

Jean-Baptiste Robie (1821–1910) was a Belgian painter known primarily for his still lifes of flowers and fruit. He exhibited regularly in Belgium and abroad and developed a reputation for composed interiors and floral arrangements.

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