Abraham Mignon (1640-1679)
Abraham Mignon or Minjon (21 June 1640 – 27 March 1679), was a Dutch golden age painter, specialized in flower bouquets.
Mignon was born at Frankfurt. His father, a merchant, placed him under the care of the still-lifepainter Jacob Marrel, when he was only seven years old. Marrel specialized in flower painting, and found him to be his best pupil. He accompanied Mignon when he moved to the Netherlands about 1660 to work under Jan Davidszoon de Heem at Utrecht. In 1675 he settled there permanently and married the daughter of the painter Cornelis Willaerts (granddaughter of Adam Willaerts). He died at Utrecht.
Marrel's stepdaughter Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), daughter of the engraver Matthew Merian, who lived with Marrel and thus studied with Mignon, achieved distinction as a flower painter. Besides Merian, his other pupil was Ernst Stuven. He left two daughters when he died; Catharina and Anna.
Mignon devoted himself almost exclusively to painting still lifes of flowers, fruit, birds and other still-life, though at times he also attempted portraiture. His flower pieces are marked by careful finish and delicate handling. His favourite scheme was to introduce red or white roses in the centre of the canvas and to set the whole group of flowers against a dark background.
Nowhere can his work be seen to better advantage than at the Dresden Gallery, which contains fifteen of his paintings, twelve of which are signed. Six of his pictures are at the Louvre, four at the Hermitage, and other examples are to be found at the museums of Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Brussels, Munich, Karlsruhe, Brunswick, Kassel, Schwerin, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Lyon, Florence and Turin.
Abraham Mignon
A Festoon Of Flowers And Fruit $480.00A Hanging Bouquet Of Flowers $480.00Bouquet with Flowers and Sunflower $480.00Chateauneuf Du Faou 19 Eglise Paroissiale Fresque De Serusier $450.00Flowers In A Metal Vase $480.00Fruit Still-Life with Squirrel and Goldfinch $480.00Garland Of Flowers $480.00Garland Of Fruit And Flowers $480.00Still Life With Crabs On A Pewter Plate $480.00Still Life with Flowers and a Watch $480.00Still Life with Flowers and a Watch $480.00Still Life With Flowers And Watch $480.00Still Life with Fruit and a Beaker on a Cock's Foot $480.00Still Life With Fruit And a Goldfinch $480.00Still Life With Fruit And Oysters $480.00Still Life With Fruit, Oysters, And a Nest $480.00Still Life With Fruits, Foliage, And Insects $480.00Stillleben Mit Fruchten $480.00