Abraham van Beijeren worked at a period when the terms of art itself were being renegotiated.
The record lists Abraham van Beijeren as Dutch painter (c.1620-1690).
Abraham van Beijeren was born at The Hague in 1620. His recorded nationality is Netherlands.
Patronage, the guild system and a new open art market shaped what could be painted and for whom.
He worked as painter and draftsperson.
Among his best-known works are Still Life with Seafood, Flower Still Life with a Timepiece and Banquet Still Life. An artist's reputation moves with taste, but the work stays exactly where it was left.
That the work was made in Netherlands shaped it: artistic traditions, academies and the galleries that decide what is seen have never been evenly distributed.
Abraham van Beijeren died in 1690, aged 70. The work remains, hanging in collections that outlived both the artist and the market that first priced it.
Achievements
- Notable work: Still Life with Seafood
- Notable work: Flower Still Life with a Timepiece
- Notable work: Banquet Still Life
