Lot Essay
Probably executed in the second half of the 1640's, a dating suggested by a comparison with the picture of 1647, sold in these rooms, 9 November 1998, lot 122, ill.
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A boor courting a maid in an inn
Details
Attributed to Adriaen Jansz. van Ostade (1610-1685)
A boor courting a maid in an inn
with signature AVO. (linked) lower left
oil on panel
25.5 x 21.1 cm
A boor courting a maid in an inn
with signature AVO. (linked) lower left
oil on panel
25.5 x 21.1 cm
Provenance
M. Neven; his Sale, De Brauwere Cologne, 17 March 1879, lot 163, ill., as signed and dated 165. (2000 Mark).
Baron Eduard von Niesewand, Mlheim; his Sale, London, 9 June 1886, lot 44.
Baron Eduard von Niesewand, Mlheim; his Sale, London, 9 June 1886, lot 44.
Literature
C. Hofstede de Groot, A Catalogue Raisonn, etc., III, 1910, p.237, no.303, as signed and indistinctly dated 165.
Exhibited
Dsseldorf, Kunsthalle, Bilder von lteren Meister, 5 September-7 October 1886, no.243, as signed and dated 165.