To drink in excess
Antwerp: c 1660. Etching on cream laid paper, 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (190 x 140 mm), full margins. Trimmed at the plate mark. Scattered light caramel colored areas of discoloration in the sheet corners, light skinning on the verso at the sheet corners, perhaps from a former mount. Flattened diagonal crease throughout the image area, unobtrusive. All condition points are consistent with age.
Despite having been well known for painting bawdy tavern scenes, and a preference for what has been described as a dissolute lifestyle, Brouwer was highly esteemed in the art community. This is evidenced by the fact that both Rembrandt and Peter Paul Rubens owned works by Brouwer at the time of his death. Rubens, who began collecting works by Brouwer before having sought him out to befriend him, owned 17 works by Brouwer at the time of his own death.
Item number: 393
Price: $500.00
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