Michel Bouillon (c. 1620 - C. 1674), A Forest Floor

Michel Bouillon
Flemish painter
Born near Tournai in Ere, date unknown (circa 1620)
He passed away in or after 1674, place unknown
(possibly in Tournai in 1677)
A forest floor with a thistle, a flowered jug and two frogs
Oil on canvas : 90,3 X 80,7 cm
Monogrammed “MB” bottom right
Frame 115,2 X 105,2 cm

I would like to thank Fred Meijer who has given us the attribution

Michel Bouillon was an important and very versatile painter of still lifes of often monumental dimensions. He was born in a small village just outside Tournai. When Bouillon was in his late forties Tournai was conquered by King Louis XIV of France. Our painter might thereafter also have worked in France, where an important number of his paintings can still be found. His artistic production shows a mix of Flemish and of French elements.

Our painter rarely signed or monogrammed his paintings. This painting is monogrammed.

All my paintings stand fully documented on my website:
https://www.jeanmoust.com/categories/still-lifes-and-animal-scenes/bouillon-michel-2026/a-forest-floor-with-a-thistle-a-flowered-jug-and-two-frogs-6665123