Jan Jansz. van Buesem (Amsterdam c. 1600-after 1649)

A couple standing by pots and pans in a stable, boors smoking and drinking at tables beyond

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Jan Jansz. van Buesem (Amsterdam c. 1600-after 1649)
A couple standing by pots and pans in a stable, boors smoking and drinking at tables beyond
signed with monogram 'IB' (beneath the table on the right) and bears indistinct signature 'AVOstade' ('AV' linked, lower left on a log)
oil on panel
13 x 177/8 in. (33 x 45.4 cm.)

Provenance

with Jan de Maere, Brussels, 1992, as Pieter van den Bosch.

Lot Essay

The present composition shows the influence of Adriaen van Ostade and the Rotterdam painters, Pieter de Bloot and Hendrick Martensz. Sorgh, who developed this genre of stable interiors with still life elements from Flemish prototypes by David Teniers the Younger. The composition of the group of smoking boors in the background follows the engraving by Adriaen van Ostade (Bartsch 15).

We are grateful to Mr. Fred G. Meijer of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorisches Documentatie, The Hague, for confirming the attribution to van Buesem.

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