Claes van Heussen was a Dutch Golden Age

Dutch Golden Age

The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...

 still life painter who died young.

Biography

According to the RKD he was a still life painter whose birthplace is unknown. He is known for a few fruit still lifes and vanitas pieces during a very short period in Haarlem. He was first registered in Haarlem in 1625, and in 1631 he declared he was 31, and in 1632 his wife is mentioned in a document as a widow. One of his market scenes is adorned with the figure of a young woman reaching in a basket, that was painted by Frans Hals. In the notes on town meetings in the archives of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke

Haarlem Guild of St. Luke

The Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke was first a Christian, and later a city Guild for a large number of trades falling under the patron saints Luke the Evangelist and Saint Eligius.-History:...

 under April 4 1633, the surgeon Jan Snijder and Pieter Jansz Saenredam

Pieter Jansz Saenredam

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age, known for his distinctive paintings of whitewashed church interiors.-Biography:...

declared to the mayors of Haarlem that all paintings on a list belonged to the estate of Claes van Heussen, in the name of his widow. Van Heussen was listed in the guild, but without noting the year of membership.