Lot 6: Cornelis de Heem (Leiden 1631-1695 Antwerp)

A swag of roses, peonies, morning glories and other flowers
with signature 'C. DE HEEM' (lower right)
oil on canvas
13 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (34.3 x 24.5 cm.)

with J. & S. Goldschmidt, Frankfurt am Main, from whom purchased by Mr. H.J.L. Stark on 30 May 1927.

PROPERTY FROM THE NELDA C. AND H.J. LUTCHER STARK FOUNDATION, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND

We are grateful to Mr. Fred Meijer of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Hague, for confirming the attribution on the basis of a color transparency (written communication, 30 March 2005). Mr. Meijer dates the present work to the 1660s.

Tax exempt