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The Smoker

Adriaen Brouwer

ca. 1635 - ca. 1640

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 29.7cm × w 21.5cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

oak (wood); oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

pipe ~ tobacco; farmers; inn, coffee-house, public house, etc.

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1961

Notes

drager: hoogte 29,7 cm x breedte 21,5 cm

Collection Type

paintings

About Adriaen Brouwer

1605–1638 • Southern Netherlands

Son of a tapestry designer and an embroidress (or perhaps dressmaker). Legend has it that his widowed mother placed him as an apprentice in the studio of Frans Hals in Haarlem. In 1626 Brouwer moved to Amsterdam and was a successful artist. Comment on works: Genre; Religious; Landscapes