Hollyhocks and Fruit by Two Columns, Jan van Huysum, 1730

Pink and white double hollyhocks, morning glory, marigolds, cockscombs, passion flowers and forget-me-nots surrounding a sculpted urn, with a melon plums in a wicker basket, peaches, plums, a split melon, raspberries, redcurrants, walnuts, a pomegranite, apricots and other fruit on a stone ledge, with a cabbage white, red admiral and painted lady butterflies and other insects. Object Type: painting. Genre: fruit painting. Date: 1730. Dimensions: height: 78 cm (30.7 in); width: 60 cm (23.6 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Private collection. Huysum hollyhocks