Gommaert van der Gracht [SEP] place of death
Gommaert van der Gracht
Gommaert van der Gracht or Gommaer van der Gracht (c. 1590 - 1639) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman mainly known for his still life and landscape paintings.
Life.
Details about van der Gracht’s life are scarce. He was born in Mechelen some time between 1580 and 1600 as the son of Gommaert van der Gracht (died in 1603) and An Darts. According to the register of pupils of the local Guild of Saint Luke he trained under Michiel Coxie the Younger (son
Les Peintres Flamands de Nature Morte au XV11e Siecle", 1983 as in a private collection in Rio de Janeiro.
Dorotheum auctioned on 24 April 2007 in Vienna as lot 424 a composition of "The Kermis of St. George in a Flemish Village", a genre scene which goes back to similar scenes painted by 16th century Flemish artists such as Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
Link.
Works by Gommaert van der Gracht at arcadja.com