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Lot Essay
This is one of the earliest known dated works by the artist and is a fine example of the work in Rotterdam with which Sorgh established his reputation. It is stylistically indebted to the work of Adriaen Brouwer, and David Teniers II under whom, according to Houbraken, he had trained in Antwerp.
The convivial interior recalls many such scenes painted by Teniers in the 1630s. This is evident in particular in the left hand figure, who toasts the viewer, and also in the rendition of detail - the copper vessel and the barrel in the corners and the ewer being picked up from the floor. Houbraken relates that Sorgh also studied under Willem Buytewech but his work shows no real connection with the Antwerp artist who in any case died in 1624 when Sorgh was in his teens. Sorgh is recorded back in Rotterdam in 1630, he married there in 1633 and in 1637 bought an expensive house on the Steiger. He remained in Rotterdam for the rest of his life. Other comparable early scenes by the artist include the picture, undated, sold in these Rooms, 13 December 1985, lot 72 (£90,000), and the interior, dated 1647, in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.
The convivial interior recalls many such scenes painted by Teniers in the 1630s. This is evident in particular in the left hand figure, who toasts the viewer, and also in the rendition of detail - the copper vessel and the barrel in the corners and the ewer being picked up from the floor. Houbraken relates that Sorgh also studied under Willem Buytewech but his work shows no real connection with the Antwerp artist who in any case died in 1624 when Sorgh was in his teens. Sorgh is recorded back in Rotterdam in 1630, he married there in 1633 and in 1637 bought an expensive house on the Steiger. He remained in Rotterdam for the rest of his life. Other comparable early scenes by the artist include the picture, undated, sold in these Rooms, 13 December 1985, lot 72 (£90,000), and the interior, dated 1647, in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.