Property from the Grasset CollectionJuan van der Hamen y LeónMadrid 1596 - 1631Still life with a basket of fruit with two plates of fruit and birds, all on a stone ledgesigned and dated lower left: Juo Vander hamen fat./ .1622 a.os oil on canvas57.6 x 100.3 cm.; 22⅝ x 39½ in.-格拉塞特典藏胡安・凡・德・哈曼馬德里，1596 - 1631年《靜物︰石臺上的水果籃、兩盤水果與兩隻小鳥》款識︰藝術家簽名並紀年Juo Vander hamen fat./ .1622 a.os （左下）油彩畫布57.6 x 100.3 公分；22 ⅝ x 39 ½ 英寸品相: The following condition report is provided by Henry Gentle who is an external specialist and not an employee of Sotheby`s: The painting is lined and there is good adhesion between the original canvas and the lining fabric. The paint layer is stable and secure. Exposure of canvas texture is apparent to the background but also visible elsewhere in the composition, through the basket and the ledge in the foreground. The energetic paint texture through the fruit and the birds is well preserved and the impasted highlights are retained. U-V light shows recent mitigation of some of the exposed canvas texture. The varnish is discoloured and its removal would improve the overall tonality and heighten the chromatic subtlety. The signature is very well preserved."In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby`s is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."来源1: Anonymous sale (`The Property of a Gentleman`), London, Sotheby`s, 13 December 1978, lot 101, for £32,000 (sold as a pair with Still life of fruit and cakes then in the same collection);Private collection, Paris;Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby`s, 14 January 1994, lot 60, for $450,000;Where acquired for the Grasset Collection.来源2: W.B. Jordan, Spanish Still Life in the Golden Age 1600–1650, exh. cat., Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 1985, pp. 107 and 109, reproduced p. 109, fig. VI.8;W.B. Jordan and P. Cherry, Spanish Still Life from Velázquez to Goya, exh. cat., National Gallery, London, 1995, p. 49, reproduced fig. 35;W.B. Jordan, Juan van der Hamen y León and the Court of Madrid, exh. cat., Madrid and Dallas 2005–06, New Haven and London 2005, pp. 103 and 106, reproduced in colour fig. 6.30; F.G. Meijer, Brueghel to Canaletto, European Masterpieces from the Grasset Collection, exh. cat., San Diego 2016, p. 34, no. 30, reproduced in colour and on p. 33 (detail);S. Thomas, A Feast for the Eyes, European Masterpieces from the Grasset Collection, exh. cat., Saint Petersburg, Florida 2019, pp. 54 and 98, no. 21, reproduced in colour p. 55.