Lot 58
58
The Property of the NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART
Attributed to PIETER BRUEGHEL, the Younger (c. 1564-1637/8)

Details
Attributed to PIETER BRUEGHEL, the Younger (c. 1564-1637/8)

Peasants at a roadside Inn

oil on panel
14½ x 23 15/16in. (36.8 x 60.8cm.)
Provenance
with John Nicholson Gallery, New York, from whom acquired by the museum in 1952
Literature
The Connoisseur, April, 1952, 129, p. lxxviii, advertisement
Art News, April, 1956, 55, p. 66, advertisement
W.R. Valentiner, ed., Catalogue of Paintings including Three sets of Tapestries, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1956, p. 62, no. 111
probably G. Marlier, Pierre Brueghel le Jeune, 1969, pp. 392-3 (the Valenciano picture mentioned)
Exhibited
New York, John Nicholson Gallery, Fantasy, Reality, Impressionism, Feb.-May, 1952, no. 7, illustrated

Lot Essay

Marlier lists three other versions of the present painting, none of which are signed, and suggest that they might all be from the workshop of Pieter Brueghel, possibly even by Martin van Cleve (G. Marilier, Pierre Brueghel le Jeune, 1969, pp. 392-3, one of the versions illustrated)