Nicolas Struyk, Butterfly Studies, c. 1715, Nicolas Struyk (Dutch, 1687-1769), Butterfly and insect studies, from a 1715 album entitled "Vertooning der Inlansche Insecten", (3) watercolor, black ink, and pencil on paper paintings, unsigned, identifying gallery label verso, largest: 10"h x 8"w (sheet) 19"h x 14"w (framed)

Provenance: From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw; Faerber & Maison Ltd., London

Notes/Literature: Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.

Good, some foxing, possibly adhered to backing, not examined out of frames