MIGNON, Abraham
(b. 1640, Frankfurt, d. 1679, Utrecht)

Still-Life

1660s
Oil on canvas, 69 x 57 cm
Private collection

This painting shows a still-life of red and white grapes in a basket, peaches, plums, chestnuts, an ear of corn and gooseberries resting on a forest floor, with snails, butterflies, a caterpillar, wasp and other insects. It is a highly typical and exceptionally well-preserved still-life by Mignon, signed lower right: A. Mignon/ f.