18th Century Portrait of a Spaniel Dog With Fruit in a Wooded Landscape.

Outstanding early 18th-century portrait of a seated Spaniel dog in a landscape with an array of fruits.

Attributed to the work of Tobias Stranover.

Tobias Stranover or Toby Stranovius (1684–1756) was a Transylvanian Saxon-born painter (1684–after 1731).

Stranover was born in Hermannstadt but traveled to Germany, the Netherlands, and England, where he stayed. He is registered in Hamburg, Hermannstadt, Amsterdam, and London. He became a follower of the bird painter Melchior d’Hondecoeter and presumably also Jakob Bogdány, whose daughter Elisabeth he married.

Provenance: From the estate of American film producer Martin Bregman (Scarface, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon). Removed from his Park Avenue apartment decorated by Sister Parish and Albert Hadley.