Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 21

Cornelis Le Mair
"Collection of Curiosities" - Cornelis Le Mair, Classic Style Oil Painting

2019

$66,175.12
£49,039.41
€55,250
CA$90,341.62
A$100,501.35
CHF 52,684.07
MX$1,228,101.97
NOK 670,865.87
SEK 631,527.40
DKK 420,668.64
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

Cornelis le Mair (Eindhoven, July 3rd 1944) is a Dutch painter. As a child, Le Mair already developed a talent for drawing. After completing high school he went to study at the art academy in 's-Hertogenbosch where he hoped to improve his painting techniques. He left the academy because, in his opinion, "free expression" was taught almost exclusively. He was advised to transfer to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, where the old painter's craft would still be learned. In professor Victor Dolphijn he found a teacher in the art of craftsmanship of old masters. In 1968, Le Mair graduated cum laude in the field of portrait, still life and figure painting. In 1973, Le Mair established himself as an independent painter in an old farmhouse in the vicinity of his hometown Eindhoven. He calls the style in which he works traditional-traditional. His work is described by art critics as not very innovative. With the general public, however, he is successful and receives many commissions for portraits. He has also arranged exhibitions in galleries and museums that attract many visitors. In addition to his profession, painting portraits, figures, still lifes and a single landscape, he is involved in periods with architecture, making images, building musical instruments and making furniture. He also has several publications on painting to his name. This painting of a cabinet full of curiosities is a very special painting. It's painted on a frame which Cornelis made himself out of wood, gold leaf and resin. The cabinet is filled with a collection of objects he owns. We visited Cornelis and his house is full of these objects. Some of them are rare, some of them are special, but every object is in his collection. It is a very, very unique piece of art, from a very unique artist. Note from our photographer: "I've tried my best to picture the painting as good as possible in the pictures, but if you have any further questions or want some more pictures, feel free to contact us."
  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    2019
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 86.62 in (220 cm)Width: 86.62 in (220 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Nuenen, NL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU109914474312

More From This Seller

View All
Awaken in Opulence - Cornelis Le Mair, 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting
By Cornelis Le Mair
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Cornelis le Mair Awaken in Opulence 120 x 150 cm with frame 150x 180 cm ( frame is included in price) Oil paint on wood panel Cornelis le Mair (born,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Violin and Flowers - Dutch Classic Style Still-life Oil Painting
By Cornelis Le Mair
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This painting is measured without frame. With frame it measures 87 x 76 cm Cornelis le Mair (Netherlands, Eindhoven, July 3rd 1944) is a Dutch painter. This Classic painter is fam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Mental Structures- 21st Century Contemporary Still-life Painting
By Daniela Astone
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Italian artist Daniela Astone lives and works in Florence. She enjoys working with live models and paints her works from observation, the classical approach she learned at the Academy in Florence and which she now teaches to her students. Daniela Astone graduated in 2004. She had her first solo exhibition shortly afterwards in the United States. Since then, the international attention of the Italian artist has only grown. The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects are narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. Standing in front of a painting means watching...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Landscape Of A Still-Life - Still-Life by Dutch Painter Sietse W. Jonker
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Since August 2018 Sietse W. Jonker belongs to the group of artists that we permanently represent in our stock-exposition. In mid-2019, this still-life artist will take part in a group exhibition devoted to still life in painting. His work can be seen all year round and for sale through our gallery. To get to know us, we visited the artist in his studio in Leeuwarden. a centrally located donkey and a window on the Noorderlicht dominate the space together with the still life that he is currently working on. According to the artist, a still life should not be 'made to look', in the final painting it should ultimately be an ordered harmony. The artist himself: That is not always easy and sometimes I am busy with all kinds of objects here in the house. Every now and then something comes up or something is taken away again until I am satisfied. Usually I have a vague idea of ​​what I want, but to give that 'vague idea' a concrete form is quite difficult. The idea then to create a three-dimensional world on a two dimensional level intrigues Sietse Jonker...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hurdy-gurdy with Peony and Fruit - 21st Century Classic Style Dutch Still-Life
By Cornelis Le Mair
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Cornelis le Mair (Netherlands, Eindhoven, July 3rd 1944) is a Dutch painter. This Classic painter is famous because of his 17th century paintings. You can see him in his house on o...
Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"The Valuable Collection" Sietse W. Jonker 21st Century Contemporary Oil Paint
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Since August 2018 Sietse W. Jonker belongs to the group of artists that we permanently represent in our stock-exposition. In mid-2019, this still-life artist will take part in a group exhibition devoted to still life in painting. His work can be seen all year round and for sale through our gallery. To get to know him, we visited the artist in his studio in Leeuwarden. a centrally located donkey and a window on the Noorderlicht dominate the space together with the still life that he is currently working on. According to the artist, a still life should not be 'made to look', in the final painting it should ultimately be an ordered harmony. The artist himself: That is not always easy and sometimes I am busy with all kinds of objects here in the house. Every now and then something comes up or something is taken away again until I am satisfied. Usually I have a vague idea of ​​what I want, but to give that 'vague idea' a concrete form is quite difficult. The idea then to create a three-dimensional world on a two dimensional level intrigues Sietse Jonker...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

You May Also Like

STILL LIFE - Dutch School -Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
By Giovanni Perna
Located in Napoli, IT
Still life - Giovanni Perna Italia 2004 - Oil on canvas cm.50x70 in this beautiful oil on canvas Giovanni Perna was inspired by the paintings of the Spanish painter of Dutch origin J...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

STILL LIFE - Dutch School - Oil on Canvas Italian Painting
By Giovanni Perna
Located in Napoli, IT
Still life - Giovanni Perna Italia 2008 - Oil on canvas cm.50x70 In this beautiful oil on canvas Giovanni Perna was inspired by the paintings of the Spanish painter of Dutch origin Juan van der Hamen, famous for his production of still lifes In particular, this painting depicts an elegant terracotta fruit...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Still Life" by Cornelis Le Mair 31 x 26 inch Oil on Board
By Cornelis Le Mair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes frame; framed dimensions are approximately 38 x 33 inches. Cornelis le Mair is truly a renaissance man, encompassing all disciplines of the arts. He enjoys painting, drawing, writing, architecture, sculpture, and interior design. Le Mair was born in Eindhoven, The Netherlands in 1944. He began drawing and painting at the young age of five and while in kindergarten, he was often made to show his paintings in other classes even though he was shy about doing so. “When I could not play outside because of bad weather, I would sit in my bedroom and would draw.” His early art studies were widely influenced by the Rembrandt exhibit in the Rijksmuseum (1956) that he attended with his father. There le Mair was inspired by the Old Masters and “the desire to unravel all the mysteries hidden under the cracked varnish” began. Already having painted a lifesize copy of “The Nightwatch” on the wall of his bedroom, le Mair was continually driven by the Rembrandt exhibit. He began to experiment with resins, pigments and oils in order to hone and perfect the technique of the old masters. He studied drawings and paintings and early on developed the feeling of color and composition. After completing high school, he worked for a short period as a designer of woven fabrics. Although his heart desired to paint, he enjoyed having a pencil and brush in hand and a case full of art books and says, “This treasure of inspiring information took me further on track to the traditional trade.” At this same time, le Mair’s artistic endeavors led him to learn the art of music. First learning to play the guitar from friends, he began performing at youth centers. This love of music expanded into him learning to play the mandolin, turning lye, banjo, and bagpipes. Just after his eighteenth birthday, le Mair was accepted into military service where his lack of conforming led him to a maximum solitary confinement sentence. After a month in training, the army physician and le Mair agreed that he was born to be an artist and released le Mair from military services. Once he returned home, with the encouragement from his parents, le Mair began his art schooling at the Art Academy (Kustacademie) in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. There he found that the school was geared for modernism and after painting a portrait of a fellow classmate, his teachers advised le Mair to look for a school where the traditional ideas were still taught. Longing to study the classical arts, he applied and was accepted to the Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Kunstacademie) in Antwerp, Belgium in 1965. After studying under Professor Victor Dolphijn, le Mair graduated cum laude in portrait and figure paintings in 1968. He was then promoted to study as a student of the Higher Institute, a structure at a higher university level where he studied under Rik Slabbinck...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

STILL LIFE - In the Manner of J. van Walscapelle -Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
By Gianluca D'Este
Located in Napoli, IT
Still life - Oil on canvas cm.42x30, Italy 1998, Gianluca d'Este Here we admire a composition of white and red grapes, apples, a beautiful chalice on a table with a satin drapery. Th...
Category

1990s Dutch School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Still Life" by Cornelis Le Mair 31 x 24 inch Oil on Board
By Cornelis Le Mair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes frame; framed dimensions are approximately 31 x 38 inches. Cornelis le Mair is truly a renaissance man, encompassing all disciplines of the arts. He enjoys painting, drawing, writing, architecture, sculpture, and interior design. Le Mair was born in Eindhoven, The Netherlands in 1944. He began drawing and painting at the young age of five and while in kindergarten, he was often made to show his paintings in other classes even though he was shy about doing so. “When I could not play outside because of bad weather, I would sit in my bedroom and would draw.” His early art studies were widely influenced by the Rembrandt exhibit in the Rijksmuseum (1956) that he attended with his father. There le Mair was inspired by the Old Masters and “the desire to unravel all the mysteries hidden under the cracked varnish” began. Already having painted a lifesize copy of “The Nightwatch” on the wall of his bedroom, le Mair was continually driven by the Rembrandt exhibit. He began to experiment with resins, pigments and oils in order to hone and perfect the technique of the old masters. He studied drawings and paintings and early on developed the feeling of color and composition. After completing high school, he worked for a short period as a designer of woven fabrics. Although his heart desired to paint, he enjoyed having a pencil and brush in hand and a case full of art books and says, “This treasure of inspiring information took me further on track to the traditional trade.” At this same time, le Mair’s artistic endeavors led him to learn the art of music. First learning to play the guitar from friends, he began performing at youth centers. This love of music expanded into him learning to play the mandolin, turning lye, banjo, and bagpipes. Just after his eighteenth birthday, le Mair was accepted into military service where his lack of conforming led him to a maximum solitary confinement sentence. After a month in training, the army physician and le Mair agreed that he was born to be an artist and released le Mair from military services. Once he returned home, with the encouragement from his parents, le Mair began his art schooling at the Art Academy (Kustacademie) in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. There he found that the school was geared for modernism and after painting a portrait of a fellow classmate, his teachers advised le Mair to look for a school where the traditional ideas were still taught. Longing to study the classical arts, he applied and was accepted to the Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Kunstacademie) in Antwerp, Belgium in 1965. After studying under Professor Victor Dolphijn, le Mair graduated cum laude in portrait and figure paintings in 1968. He was then promoted to study as a student of the Higher Institute, a structure at a higher university level where he studied under Rik Slabbinck...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

STILL LIFE - Giovanni Bonetti - Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting
By Giovanni Bonetti
Located in Napoli, IT
Still life - Oil on canvas cm.80x100, Giovanni Bonetti, Italy 2003 In this very precious oil on canvas, Giovanni Bonetti is inspired by the XVIII flowery compositions painted by the...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil