Old Masters
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Property from the Estate of Emile Wolf, Sold Without Reserve
Sold Without Reserve | MANNER OF PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER | PORTRAIT OF A PEASANT WOMAN, HALF LENGTH, FACING LEFT
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June 11, 02:12 PM GMT
Estimate
500 - 700 USD
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Property from the Estate of Emile Wolf, Sold Without Reserve
MANNER OF PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER
PORTRAIT OF A PEASANT WOMAN, HALF LENGTH, FACING LEFT
oil on panel
panel: 17¼ by 13½ in.; 43.8 by 34.3 cm.
framed: 25 by 21¼ in.; 63.5 by 54 cm.
This bust length portrait loosely compares to the figural types found in a series of 36 prints made after Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The series, titled Boerenkoppen, illustrates the heads of farmers and peasants in various poses, costumes, and expressions. A set of this series is today preserved in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.1
1. See, for example:
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-P-OB-2434