Boors carousing in an inn

Details

Adriaen van Ostade (Haarlem 1610-1685)
Boors carousing in an inn
signed 'Avostade' ('Av' linked, lower right)
oil on panel
20¼ x 19 in. (51.5 x 48.2 cm.)

Provenance

with John Smith, London, 1842, and sold in 1843 to the widow of Coungham[?].
By descent from the mother of the present owner.

Literature

J. Smith, A Supplement to the Catalogue Raisonné, IX, London, 1842, pp. 116-7, no. 125: 'The figures are here represented of a larger size than usual, and are painted with great freedom of hand, and relieved by a powerful effect of light. An early production.'
C. Hofstede de Groot, A Catalogue Raisonné, etc, III, London, 1910, pp. 320-1, no. 590.

Special notice

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Sale room notice

We are grateful to Dr. Hiltraud Doll for confirming the attribution on the basis of photographs. She dates it to circa 1636, comparing it with a dated drawing in the Teylers Museum, Haarlem, and provides the following additional provenance:
with Singer, London.
with M. Spink, London, circa 1960.

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Lot Essay

We are grateful to Dr. Bernhard Schnackenburg for confirming the attribution on the basis of a photograph. He dates the picture to circa 1633, considering it one of the most important works from the early years of the artist's career (private correspondence, 3 March 2009).

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