A quack operating on a peasant's back in an interior

Details

Attributed to Jan Havicksz. Steen (Leiden 1625-1679)
A quack operating on a peasant's back in an interior
with signature 'JSte..' (partially cut off, JS linked, lower right)
oil on canvas
38 x 29.8 cm.

Provenance

with Gebr. Douwes, Amsterdam, 1940.

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Lot Essay

The present composition is comparable to Jan Steen's pictures of the Fat and Meagre Kitchen (private collection and National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; see H.P. Chapman et.al., Jan Steen, Schilder en Verteller, 1996, nos. 2-3). Similar is the choice of subject matter, which derives from Flemish 16th century prints and the satirical Brueghelian character of the figures.

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