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Jacques de Gheyn II

Antwerp 1565-1629 The Hague

three peasants

pen and brown ink over black chalk

70 x 45 mm.

Provenance

Anon. Sale, Sotheby’s, Amsterdam, 12th March 1977, lot 90, there purchased by the present owner

Literature

I.Q. van Regteren Altena, 'Jacques de Gheyn, Three Generations', The Hague/Boston/London, 1983, no. 1052, pl. 482.

Professor van Altena in his catalogue raisonné published in 1983, noted ‘One is vividly reminded of the peasants in Adriaen Brouwer’s inns. I am inclined to believe that de Gheyn copied part of an unknown composition by Brouwer. In that case, the drawing would belong to de Gheyn’s later work’.

Jacques de Gheyn II is best known for his drawings and etchings. His keen eye for realistic detail and studies of everyday life had an influence on Rembrandt.