A tavern interior with a woman dancing, musicians and other figures merrymaking

Details

Egbert van Heemskerck (Haarlem 1634/5-1707 London)
A tavern interior with a woman dancing, musicians and other figures merrymaking
with monogram and date 'JS f 1679' ('JS' linked, lower left)
oil on canvas
19¼ x 16½ in. (48.6 x 42.6 cm.)

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Lot Essay

We are grateful to Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, for proposing the attribution on the basis of photographs. He notes that this may be an early work from circa 1660, since it still shows a strong influence of the Haarlem painter Adriaen van Ostade. Furthermore, it has been suggested that the violinist may be a self portrait of Heemskerck and can be compared with a portrait of circa 1670 (Sotheby's, London, 28 May 1999, lot 35).

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