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This work behind glass is a drawing with pastel chalk. Although the artist also painted on canvas, his specialty was making these kinds of detailed pastel drawings of mostly flower still lifes.
Biography Artist: Cyriacus Bleijs, Cyriacus Adrianus Maria Nleijs (Amsterdam 10 July 1895 Beverwijk 6 March 1976) came from a family of artists. Grandfather Cyriacus Adrianus and father Jan, uncles Adrianus and Alexander, but also son Cyriacus have earned their spurs as artists. Cyriacus was trained by his father Jan (1868-1952) and worked with him a lot. It is not always clear which painting was painted by whom. Cyriacus chose the still life as his specialty, mainly executed in oil paint or pastel. Although Cyriacus often signed with Cyr Bleys, the family name should be written with an ij.