Jacob Campo Weyerman (1677 - 1747), A Vase With Flowers In A Niche

Jacob Campo Weyerman
Dutch painter
Charleroi 1677 – 1747 The Hague
A vase with flowers in a niche
Oil on canvas : 67,8 X 54,4 cm
Unsigned
Frame : 85,1 X 72,5 cm

Provenance : Sotheby’s London, 6/12/89, result not published
                         Estimate : 20.000 – 30.000 £ (+ buyer’s premium)                                                                 
                       = 32.591 – 48.887 € (+ buyer's premium)

Jacob Campo Weyerman was an excellent still life painter who, sadly, led a rather dissolute life. He chose for financial success with a satirical pen dipped in vitriol; he also regularly blackmailed the rich and famous, threatening to publish some nasty details about them. This resulted in him spending the last nine years of his life in prison … .

Our painting dates from the first quarter of the 18^th century. Weyerman gave up painting during the first years of the 1720s.
This must be the only 18^th century painter of whom we have portraits of both his face and his bottom (as you can see on our website in our comparative works).

All my paintings stand amply documented on my website:
https://www.jeanmoust.com/categories/still-lifes-and-animal-scenes/weyerman-jacob-campo-correct/a-vase-with-flowers-in -a-vase-2901043