Cornelis de Heem (1631-1695), Attributed to - Bloemstilleven

Cornelis de Heem was a Southern Netherlandish painter who can be associated with both Flemish Baroque painting and Dutch Golden Age painting.

De Heem was the son of Jan Davidsz. de Heem. At a very young age his parents moved to Antwerp. The paintings from his early period are stylistically closely related to those of his father, which suggests that he was personally trained by him. In 1660 De Heem was admitted to the Antwerp Sint-Lucasgilde, and from 1667 until the end of the 1680s he was active in Utrecht, IJsselstein, and The Hague.

It is sometimes difficult to distinguish his work from that of other members of the De Heem family. Both his father and his brother Jan Jansz. I, his cousin Jan Jansz. II, and his son David Cornelisz. were specialized in flower still lifes. Cornelis de Heem had a fondness for strong blue accents. That also explains why this splendid painting is attributed to Cornelis de Heem. The blue bow accentuates this flower still life.

Masterpiece! Including a certificate of 'attributed to' from a sworn appraiser for 17th-century paintings.