Abraham Govaerts

Abraham Govaerts[1] (1589 – 9 September 1626) was a Flemish painter who specialized in small cabinet-sized forest landscapes in the manner of Jan Brueghel the Elder and Gillis van Coninxloo.

[4] He trained several artists including Alexander Keirincx, Nicolaes Aertsens and Gysbrecht van der Berch.

[3] A painting entitled Landscape with River Vale and Falcon Hunt (Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp) is inspired by the work of Joos de Momper.

[5] From 1620 onwards the Mannerist aspect of his palette was replaced by pure and brilliant colours applied in light stippling.

[7] An example of such a collaboration is the composition An elegant couple strolling through the forest where Govaerts had the assistance of Sebastiaen Vrancx who painted the figures and dog in the landscape.

[3] A landscape composition painted in collaboration with Frans Francken the Younger (Château de Compiègne) showing an open view of a river is uncharacteristic for his oeuvre.