Purple-gray Flower with Three Insects
DrawingsDutch17th century

Purple-gray Flower with Three Insects

17th century

Artists

Margareta de HeerArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor on antique laid paper
Culture
Dutch
Century
17th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

29.6 × 24.1 cm (11 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.)

Provenance

[Jean-Pierre Durand, Geneva], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston

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