Of the 80 Helmantels that have passed through my hands in recent years, the Still Life with Chestnuts truly stands out. The work was undocumented and unknown. Henk painted it for a private collector, and it has never been shown in exhibitions or on the market. The work is a typical Helmantel. The painter is capable of compositionally arranging a few chestnuts from the immediate vicinity in a beautiful way, selecting suitable objects, and painting them. The clarity of the work is outstanding and of museum quality. The owner of this work possesses a masterpiece.