Zittende pijproker en twee onderbenen
1622 - 1627
Medium
brush in brown with oil containing paint, hightened with white over a sketch with black chalk
Dimensions
277; 178
About this artwork
height 277 mm x width 178 mm
Art Historical Context
**Zittende pijpro en twee onderbenenSeated Pipe Smoker Two Lower Legs)** Created by Dirck Hals between 1622 and 1627, this intimate drawing captures a seated figure puffing on a pipe, accompanied by two visible lower legs—likely a study for one of the artist's lively genre scenes. Dirck Hals, a Dutch Age painter and younger brother of the renowned Frans Hals, specialized in small-scale depictions of everyday merrymakers, musicians, and smokers, reflecting the vibrant social life of 17th-century Haarlem. Executed on a modest scale (277 mm × 178 mm), the work begins with a black chalk sketch,...