JOOS VAN CRAESBEECK (Neerlinter 1605/06-1660/61 Brussels) Meal in the open air. Oil on wood. Monogrammed lower right on the bench: CB. Verso with brand marks of the city of Antwerp. 26 × 22 cm. Provenance: - Collection Dr Heilgendorff, Berlin. - Heinz Kuckei Collection, Berlin. - By inheritance, European private collection. Dr Karolien de Clippel confirms the authenticity on the basis of a photograph, for which we thank her. A version of the same composition by Craesbeeck is known (see Karolien de Clippel: Joos van Craesbeeck (1605/06-ca.1660), Turnhout 2006, vol. I, no. A70, pp. 202-203, vol. II, p. 500). This property marked with * (asterisk) is fully subject to VAT, i.e. VAT is charged on the hammer price plus premium for these properties. Buyers who present a legally stamped export declaration will receive a refund of the VAT.