In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Coorte worked in Middelburg, a wealthy maritime city in the southern part of the Netherlands that fostered a poetic, scientific, and spiritual examination of the natural world. Gooseberries—a modest, local pleasure—could be picked in the wild, although Dutch gardeners in the 1600s were the first to cultivate them to improve their taste. The strong illumination gives the plant a stark grandeur, despite the small scale, and the dark background emphasizes the fruit's delicate translucency. The dessicated flower petals and waxy leaves contrast with the succulent gooseberries, with their skin on the verge of bursting.
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Still life with strawberries in a terracotta pot
Wild Strawberries in a Wan Li Bowl
Four Apricots on a Stone Plinth
Still Life with Asparagus and Red Currants
A Bowl of Strawberries on a Stone Plinth
Still Life with a Hanging Bunch of Grapes, Two Medlars, and 
Still Life with Asparagus
A Sprig of Gooseberries on a Stone PlinthAdriaen Coorte — A Sprig of Gooseberries on a Stone Plinth
Anthony Oberman — Fruitstilleven in een terracotta schaal
Paul LaCroix — Still Life with Fruit
Abraham Brueghel — Bunches of Grapes, Pomegranates and Figs 
Eelke Jelles Eelkema — Still Life with Flowers and Fruit
Panfilo Nuvolone — Still Life of Grapes and Peaches
Jacob van Walscapelle — Still Life with Fruit
Pieter Gallis — Still Life with Fruit
George Henry Hall — Peaches, Grapes and Cherries
Bartolomeo Cavarozzi|Master of the Acquavella Still Life — B
Jan van Huysum — Still Life with Flowers and Fruit
Jan van Kessel the Elder — Still-Life with Fruit