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 of Michiel Coxie) from 1 January 1602. It is not clear whether he remained in his hometown during his whole career. He died in Mechelen. The execution of this work is precise. Its tonality is representative of the period with brown, green and blue tones.

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.