Balthasar Van Der Ast ( 1590 - 1656 ) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Balthasar Van Der Ast s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 2497.7 USD for A TULIP ´MERVEILLE BREUGHEL´ AND SPIDER in 2003 to a remarkable record 1815000 USD for STILL LIFE WITH BASKET OF SHELLS, A PLATE WITH FRUITS AND INSECTS in 2018 , based on