A seated Peasant holding a pewter Tankard and drinking Beer from a Glass
bears signature and a date 'A v Ostade/1663' [AV linked]--oil on panel
7 3/8 x 5¾in. (8.7 x 4.5cm.)
Provenance
with P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1923
Lot Essay
Sold with a photo certificate from W.R. Valentiner, dated April 14, 1945, as Adriaen van Ostade. Based on a composition of 1668 by Ostade in the Musée de Louvre, Paris