Cornelis van Spaendonck | A STILL LIFE OF A PARROT TULIP, ROSES AND OTHER FLOWERS IN A BASKET, ON A MARBLE LEDGE

Cornelis van Spaendonck, though born in the Netherlands and trained in Belgium, established his career in Paris as both a flower painter and Director of Design at the porcelain factory of Sèvres. He moved to Paris in 1773, following his brother Gerard, who was also an artist. Cornelis van Spaendonck became a member of the Académie des Beaux Arts by 1789 and exhibited his paintings in the Salons of Paris until 1833.

This work was realized in Van Spaendonck’s final years, and is exemplary of his lavish representations of flowers, which are placed in a basket that rests on an elaborately designed marble ledge. The romantic paintings Van Spaendonck created are currently exhibited in many prominent museums like the Musée du Louvre, Paris.