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Adriaen Brouwer, a painter and draughtsman from the Southern Netherlands, is thought to have been born in Oudenaarde around 1605 or 1606; he died in 1638 and was buried in Antwerp on 1 February. His work focuses on scenes of peasant life and tavern life: dancing, card games, smokers, drinkers and brawls are recurring subjects. The liveliness of the figures and a keen sense of observation are noted among the characteristics of these compositions. In part of his output, the composition places an isolated figure in the foreground as the painting’s main subject.
The documentary evidence traces a path through several cities in the Low Countries: on 23 July 1625, Brouwer appears as a witness in a document concerning a transaction involving paintings and Barend van Someren and Adriaen Van Nieuwlandt. Documents subsequently attest to his presence in Amsterdam from 1626. In Haarlem, he is cited as an amateur member of the chamber of rhetoric Liefde boven Al. In 1631, he returned to Antwerp and was enrolled in the local Guild of Saint Luke that same year. From 1634, he is thought to have lived with the engraver Paulus Pontius in Antwerp.
Brouwer spent some time in prison, for reasons that have not been established; Rubens, with whom he was connected, is said to have intervened at least once to secure his release. Rubens and Rembrandt owned several of his paintings.
Several dozen paintings and several drawings are attributed to him, but these attributions are often uncertain; he very rarely signed and dated his works. A Peasant Meal, dated around 1628, is recorded at the Kunsthaus Zürich. Village Scene with Men Drinking, dated to around 1631–1635, is in the collection of the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid.
This profile brings together identity references for Adriaen Brouwer and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on wood
Nachfolger Soldaten und Bauern beim Kartenspiel
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2026-09-11
Published result : 1400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500–800
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Oil on wood
Nachfolger Gegenstücke: Mann mit einem Krug / Mann mit einem Glas
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2020-03-23
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–900
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Oil on panel
La saignée
huile sur panneau
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 400–500
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La saignée
huile sur panneau
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 400–500
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, in der Art
Öl auf Lwd.
Date to be documented
Published result : 50 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300
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Oil on wood
in der Art Der Pfannkuchenbäcker
Öl auf Holz
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2024-06-06
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Oil on oak panel
Suiveur de ADRIAEN BROUWER — Wirtshausszene.
Öl auf Eichenholz
Nachfolger
Catalogue period : 2020-11-06
Follower of
Published result : 2300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 3000
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Oil on panel
Attribué à Adriaen Brouwer — Scène de taverne
huile sur panneau
Attribué à
Catalogue period : 2017-12-13
Attributed to
Published result : 900 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Oil on wood
in der Art Trinker in einer Taverne
Öl auf Holz
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2017-12-11
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Oil on wood
Kopie
Öl auf Holz
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2017-11-10
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 1700 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500
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Oil on copper
Kopie Zwei sich raufende Bauern am Fass
Öl auf Kupfer
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2017-09-18
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Oil on panel
Entourage de Adriaen Brouwer — Scène de taverne
huile sur panneau
Entourage d'
Catalogue period : 2017-05-03
Circle of
Published result : 400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Oil on wood
Nachfolger In der Schenke
Öl auf Holz
Nachfolger
Catalogue period : 2016-12-12
Follower of
Published result : 350 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Kopie nach
Öl auf Htf.
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Date to be documented
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400
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