Abraham Mignon

THE HAGUE.- After a long closure due to national Covid restrictions, the Mauritshuis will once again be opening its doors to the public on Saturday 5 June, from 10 a.m. on. Visitors are requested to purchase an entry ticket with a time slot beforehand via the website. The run of Fleeting – Scents in Colour has been extended, with the exhibition now ending on 29 August.Martine Gosselink: ‘This was a long time coming, meaning we are even more delighted to once again welcome people to the museum. While our Fleeting... [Lire la suite]

Lot 108. Abraham Mignon (Frankfurt am Main 1640-1679 Utrecht), A fringed red poppy, a tulip, an iris, roses, poppies and other flowers with insects in a glass vase on a stone ledge, signed 'A. Mignon fec.' (lower right, on the ledge) oil on canvas 29 x 23 ½ in. (73.7 x 59.7 cm.) Estimate USD 600,000 - USD 1,000,000. Price realised USD 711,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Provenance: Joachim Godske Moltke (1746-1818), Bregentved, Zealand, and by descent to his grandsonFrederik Christian Moltke... [Lire la suite]

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Milán, 1526-1593), Flora meretrix, c. 1590. Oil on panel, 74,5 x 57,5 cm (90.5 x 73.5 cm framed). Cassetta frame in pietre dure designed by Federico Zeri, c. 1970. Private Collection BILBAO.- The Bilbao Fine Arts Museum is presenting the exhibition Arcimboldo. The Floras and Spring. It brings together the three works by the artist housed in Spanish collections, in addition to other paintings and documentation that help to provide a context for them. In total, the exhibition... [Lire la suite]

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, 'Self-portrait as the apostle Paul', 1661 (detail). Rijksmuseum, de Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland. SYDNEY.- It’s one of the most exciting episodes in art history, and one that still delights today. In the 17th century Dutch Republic – a newly wealthy and independent nation – the art of painting flourished like never before. Dutch artists sensitively observed the beauty of the world around them, transforming it with great skill into vivid and compelling paintings, from intense... [Lire la suite]

Abraham Mignon (Frankfurt 1640 - 1679 Utrecht) & Jan Davidsz. de Heem (Utrecht 1606 -1683/4 Antwerp), Still life of grapes, peaches, blackberries, acorns, prickly fruit, an elaborate glass and various insects on a ledge in a niche. Photo Sotheby's inscribed or signed in monogram lower right. A.M.; oil on panel; 15 3/4 by 12 3/4 in.; 40 by 32.5 cm. Estimation 400,000 — 600,000 USD Provenance: With the Brod Gallery, London, 1987;With Peter Tillou, New York;By whom anonymously sold, New York, Sotheby's, 12 January 1989, lot 109... [Lire la suite]

Abraham Mignon (1640 Frankfurt 1679). Still life with flowers, lizards, frogs, butterflies and birds in a grotto. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right : A. Mignon fe. 80 x 95 cm. Estimation : 900 000 / 1 200 000 CHFProvenance: - Galerie Georges de Jonckheere, Paris, 2000.- European private collection, acquired at the above gallery.Exhibited: Namur, Musée des Arts anciens, Tableaux de maîtres flamandes et hollandais des XVIe et XVIIe siècle, Autour de Henri Bles, 13. May-1. November 2000, No.45 with ill.Literature: Kraemer-Noble,... [Lire la suite]