Still Life with Flowers

Cornelia van der Mijn (signed by artist), 1762

A multitude of blossoms make up this lavish bouquet. A blueish-white tulip, carnation and rose spill down over the rim of the glass vase. Born in Amsterdam, Van der Mijn came from an itinerant family of painters that settled in London when she was in her teens. Her typical Dutch flower still lifes were in great demand in that city, where she spent the rest of her life.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3907
  • Dimensionsheight 77 cm x width 64 cm, depth 7 cm, height 87.7 cm x width 75.1 cm x depth 8 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Still Life with Flowers

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3907

  • Description

    Stilleven met bloemen. Op een tafel staat een glazen vaas met een boeket van tulpen, rozen, pioenen, anjers, irissen, papavers en seringen.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘Cornelia van der Mijn 1762’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Cornelia van der Mijn (signed by artist)

  • Dating

    1762

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 77 cm x width 64 cm
    • depth 7 cm
    • height 87.7 cm x width 75.1 cm x depth 8 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1956

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; the dealer Abels, Cologne, 1951, 1954;{Note RMA.}…; from the dealer Curt Benedict, Paris, fl. 7,013.40, to the museum, 1956

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

  • A. Staring, 'De Van der Mijns in Engeland II', Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek (1968), p. 182, afb. 6.

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