Michel de Bouillon (active 1638-1674): Lavish still life with fruits, glassware and shells, oil on canvas

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Work: 215 x 133,5 cm

Frame: 234 x 133,5 cm

 

The painter Michel Bouillon (de Bouillon) was born in Ere. Ca. 1638 he became a member of the painters guild of Tournai. Maybe he was in the sixties active in France. He died most probably in 1674. He is best known for still lifes. (link)

 

Provenance:

- Sotheby's, Monaco, Tableaux anciens et du XIXe siècle, June 18 1992, lot 43 (hammer price: FRF 190.000).