A forest with natives carrying baskets on a path by a waterfall

A forest with natives carrying baskets on a path by a waterfall
oil on panel
signed and dated 'F.POST.1657' (lower center)
18 5/8 x 17 in. (47.3 x 43.2 cm.)
Private collection

Provenance
with E. Speelman, London.
with Gebr. Douwes, Amsterdam.
C. van Spaendonck, Tilburg.

Literature
J.Sousa-Leão, Frans Post, Amsterdam, 1973, pp. 72-73, no. 24, illustrated.

Exhibited
Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte Moderna, Os Pintores de Mauricio de Nassau, 1968, no. 24.
Sale Information:
Sale 9662 | 3 October 2001 | New York, Rockefeller Plaza
Price Realized - $1,876,000

Lot Notes
The artist served as official painter to Prince Johann Philip von Nassau who, during the years 1637-44, acted a governor of the Brazilian territories which the Dutch East India Company had just acquired. It is possible that this painting was intended for one of the Dutch landowners, before their colonizing efforts came to an end.

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