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Adriaen Brouwer (1605 - January 1638) was a Flemish genre painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century.
At a young age Brouwer, probably born as Adriaen de Brauwer in Oudenaarde, moved perhaps via Antwerp to Haarlem, where he became a student of Frans Hals alongside Adriaen van Ostade. He also was active in stage acting and poetry. He stayed in Haarlem and Amsterdam until 1631, when he moved back to Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands. There, he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1631-1632, as well as the rhetoricians's chamber De Violieren.
Tradition has it that Brouwer himself spent much time in the alehouses of Flanders and Holland. His works are typically detailed and small, and often adopt themes of debauchery, drunkenness and foolishness in order to explore human emotions, expressions and responses to pain, fear and the senses. The Bitter Tonic is an example of the type of work that depicts such responses, in this case the sense of taste. His work was well liked, to the point that forgeries were sold in his own time. Both Rubens and Rembrandt owned a number of his works. Nevertheless, Brouwer appeared in financial trouble throughout his life.
He died at the early age of 32 in Antwerp, where he was first buried in a common grave. |
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ID de tableau:: 72143 The Card Players The Card Players
oil on wood
25 X 39 cm (9.84 X 15.35 in)
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25 X 39 cm (9.84 X 15.35 in)
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ID de tableau:: 73349 The Smokers or The Peasants of Moerdijk The Smokers or The Peasants of Moerdijk
1627-30
Oil on panel
cjr 1627-30
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ID de tableau:: 73475 Young Children Playing a Game Young Children Playing a Game
17th century
Oil on panel
35.7 X 48 cm (14.06 X 18.9 in)
cjr 17th century
Oil on panel
35.7 X 48 cm (14.06 X 18.9 in)
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ID de tableau:: 73695 Young Children Playing a Game Young Children Playing a Game
17th century
Oil on panel
35.7 X 48 cm (14.06 X 18.9 in)
cjr 17th century
Oil on panel
35.7 X 48 cm (14.06 X 18.9 in)
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ID de tableau:: 82950 Two Peasants Two Peasants
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions 22 x 18 cm (8.7 x 7.1 in)
cjr Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions 22 x 18 cm (8.7 x 7.1 in)
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Adriaen Brouwer (1605 - January 1638) was a Flemish genre painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century.
At a young age Brouwer, probably born as Adriaen de Brauwer in Oudenaarde, moved perhaps via Antwerp to Haarlem, where he became a student of Frans Hals alongside Adriaen van Ostade. He also was active in stage acting and poetry. He stayed in Haarlem and Amsterdam until 1631, when he moved back to Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands. There, he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1631-1632, as well as the rhetoricians's chamber De Violieren.
Tradition has it that Brouwer himself spent much time in the alehouses of Flanders and Holland. His works are typically detailed and small, and often adopt themes of debauchery, drunkenness and foolishness in order to explore human emotions, expressions and responses to pain, fear and the senses. The Bitter Tonic is an example of the type of work that depicts such responses, in this case the sense of taste. His work was well liked, to the point that forgeries were sold in his own time. Both Rubens and Rembrandt owned a number of his works. Nevertheless, Brouwer appeared in financial trouble throughout his life.
He died at the early age of 32 in Antwerp, where he was first buried in a common grave.
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