Abel Grimmer

Abel Grimmer (c.1570–c.1620) was a Flemish Baroque painter.

Biography

Grimmer was born and died in Antwerp. He learned to paint from his father, the painter Jacob Grimmer. According to the RKD his earliest dated work is from 1586 and his latest dated work reads "162", so after 1620.^[1] Most of his works are landscapes and buildings using a great insight into perspective.

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References

1. ^ Abel Grimmer in the RKD

External links

• Abel Grimmer on Artnet
• Biography at Web Gallery of Art
• Market scene in Bergen op Zoom, at the National Gallery