Abraham Beerstraaten (1643 in Amsterdam – 1666), was a Dutch Golden Age painter of winter scenes.
Abraham was baptized in the Noorderkerk on 4 October as the son of Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten.DTB Dopen, archiefnummer 5001, inventarisnummer 75, blad p.81, aktenummer DTB 75 In 1662, together with his father, he traveled to Friesland, Groningen and many other places in Holland. He died before September 1666.Abraham Beerstraaten in the RKDC.N. Fehrmann (1957) Kamper Almanak, p. 246-254 Abraham Storck who cooperated with him, inherited his unfinished paintings of the town hall.Menno Jonker (2021) Abraham Beerstraaten en Abraham Storck, Oude Stadhuis te Amsterdam, ca. 1663-1667 Jager, A. (2016). 'Galey-schilders' en 'dosijnwerck': De productie, distributie en consumptie van goedkope historiestukken in zeventiende-eeuws Amsterdam
Almost all sources and literature give divergent and often contradictory information. His works are confused with those of his father and brother Anthonie Beerstraaten.https://onh.nl/verhaal/beerstraten-wie-schilderde-wat
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