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Born in Haarlem in 1621, Isaac van Ostade learned painting from his brother Adriaen. He remained in the town until his death in 1649, devoting his short career to landscapes and scenes of everyday life. Inns, roads and rural activities provide recurring settings for his compositions.
The Outskirts of a Village, with a Horseman, painted in the 1640s and held by the National Gallery, brings together resting travellers, conversations and dogs before an ageing house. Light picks out brick, wood and metal. In The Halt at the Inn in Washington, dated 1645, arriving travellers enliven the street. The buildings appear more dilapidated than in his drawings from life. This emphasis on picturesque decay transforms direct observation into a carefully constructed pictorial scene.
This profile brings together identity references for Isaac van Ostade and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Genève Enchères · Dobiaschofsky · Piguet
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Pair of oils on copper
D’après Isaac van Ostade — Scènes de tavernes
Paire d’huiles sur cuivre
D'après
Catalogue period : 2025-12-08
After
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Oil on panel
D’après Isaac Jansz. van Ostade — Groupe de personnages
huile sur panneau
d'après
Catalogue period : 2025-09-11 — 2025-09-24
After
Published result : 200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Suiveur de Isaac Jansz van Ostade — Paysan au fourneau
huile sur panneau
Suiveur de
Catalogue period : 2020-06-17
Follower of
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 500–800
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Oil on panel
Suiveur de Isaac Jansz van Ostade — Paysan au fourneau
huile sur panneau
Suiveur de
Catalogue period : 2019-12-12
Follower of
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Entourage de ISAAK VAN OSTADE — Bäuerliche Genreszene.
Öl auf parkettierter Htf
Umkreis
Date to be documented
Circle of
Published result : 2800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 4000
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