Adriaen Brouwer - Der Lausknacker
auction 390, Lot 574
Gemälde und Graphiken 15. – 20. Jh.
on 3 December 2020
Adriaen Brouwer
Der Lausknacker
Differenzbesteuerung
Adriaen Brouwer
1605 or 1606 Oudenaarde - 1638 Antwerp
(circle of)
A peasant crushing a louse
Inscribed "ABrauer" [sic!] and two collection seals, one with ligated monogram under the counts crown. Oil on panel. 24.9 x 18.2 cm. Restored. Minor damage. Minor damage to frame.
Statement from Ellis Dullaart MA, RKD, The Hague, 26 August 2020: proposal for a possible attribution to Joos van Craesbeeck
Provenance: private collection, Austria.