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Adriaen van Ostade
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Adriaen van Ostade
- Peasants in a Tavern, Possibly a Depiction of the Sense of Hearing
- oil on panel
Provenance
With Kunsthandel K. & V. Waterman, Amsterdam;
From whom acquired by the present owners in 1983.
From whom acquired by the present owners in 1983.
Exhibited
Austin, Texas, The Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery at the University of Texas, on loan from the Hascoe Collection, 1984-2008.
Condition
Panel is uncradled, flat and stable. detail in figures and background areas is well retained. slight degree of thinness to the browns in costume of figure at center seen from back. ultraviolet light reveals scattered retouching evenly distributed throughout, mostly in the form of reinforcements to many of the outlines of background objects and wooden beams; scattered retouches here and there on figures as well. these have been well applied and painting is presentable and can be hung as is.
In a plain carved brown wood frame.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
We are grateful to Dr. Bernhard Schnackenburg who has confirmed the attribution of the present painting to Adriaen van Ostade. Dr. Schnackenburg dates the work to Ostade's very early career, circa 1631/32.
In style this work is similar to the Brawl in an Inn in the collection of the National Gallery of Prague (inv. no. 0-10.140); however, the arrangement of the three figures singing, the standing musician with a bagpipe and the figure with his back turned to us, who is possibly also playing an instrument or simply enjoying the impromptu concert, suggests that this work may once have been part of a series of the five senses depicting "Hearing." A similar series, dated 1635 and of smaller dimensions, is in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.
In style this work is similar to the Brawl in an Inn in the collection of the National Gallery of Prague (inv. no. 0-10.140); however, the arrangement of the three figures singing, the standing musician with a bagpipe and the figure with his back turned to us, who is possibly also playing an instrument or simply enjoying the impromptu concert, suggests that this work may once have been part of a series of the five senses depicting "Hearing." A similar series, dated 1635 and of smaller dimensions, is in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.