Lot Essay
The prime versions of these four works were executed by Adriaen van Ostade and are now lost. The original set would have included five paintings, each symbolic of one of the five senses.
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A woman combing fleas from a man's hair: an allegory of sight; An interior with a musician playing a pipe: an allegory of hearing; An interior with a woman washing a child: an allegory of smell; and An interior with a man clipping his toenails: an allegory of touch
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FOLLOWER OF ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE
A woman combing fleas from a man's hair: an allegory of sight; An interior with a musician playing a pipe: an allegory of hearing; An interior with a woman washing a child: an allegory of smell; and An interior with a man clipping his toenails: an allegory of touch
oil on panel
9 1⁄2 x 13 1⁄2 in. (24.2 x 34.3 cm.) each
(4)a set of four
A woman combing fleas from a man's hair: an allegory of sight; An interior with a musician playing a pipe: an allegory of hearing; An interior with a woman washing a child: an allegory of smell; and An interior with a man clipping his toenails: an allegory of touch
oil on panel
9 1⁄2 x 13 1⁄2 in. (24.2 x 34.3 cm.) each
(4)a set of four
Provenance
with Michel Segoura, Paris.
Supplied by François-Joseph Graf.
Supplied by François-Joseph Graf.
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The prime versions of these four works were executed by Adriaen van Ostade and are now lost. The original set would have included five paintings, each symbolic of one of the five senses.