Jan Van Kessel I ( 1626 - 1679 ) was a Flemish painter, known for studies of nature, birds, butterflies, insects, and monkeys. Jan Van Kessel I s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices greatly surpassing estimated prices, varying from 113525 USD for A concert of birds: An owl, pigeon, canary, peacock and other birds on a tree branch (+ Bluebirds, a parrot, a maca