Lot 89: Ernst Stuven (Hamburg 1660-1712 Rotterdam)

Roses, a lily and convulvulus in a glass vase, with two red admiral butterflies and a caterpillar, on a wooden ledge
with signature 'A. Mignon' (lower right)
oil on canvas
33 7/8 x 27 7/8 in. (86.2 x 70.9 cm.)

M. Kraemer-Noble, Abraham Mignon 1640-1679, Leigh-on-Sea, 1973, p. 49, B115 (doubtful and rejected works).

Fritz Küchler, Frankfurt, 1971.
Neumeister, Munich, 28-9 November, 1984, lot 629 as 'Abraham Mignon'.
with Frye & Son, Münster, 1986.

We are grateful to Mr. Fred Meijer of the RKD for drawing our attention to his earlier attribution of this picture to Ernst Stuven, and for providing the additional catalogue information.

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