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Frans van Mieris the Elder (1635–1681) worked in Leiden, where he trained with Gerard Dou after an initial apprenticeship as a goldsmith. His small domestic scenes depend on meticulous execution, attentive to objects and fabrics. The depicted materials thus contribute to the narrative.
Brothel Scene, about 1658–1659, at the Mauritshuis, juxtaposes the gleaming texture of a soldier’s cuirass with a serving woman’s clothes; their gestures and the dogs in the background clarify the subject. In A Boy Blowing Bubbles (1663), an oil painting on panel measuring 25.2 by 18.3 centimetres at the same museum, the child blows from a shell containing soapy water. The fragility of the bubbles prompts reflection on the brief duration of the moment depicted.
This profile brings together identity references for Frans van Mieris the Elder and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on wood
Entourage de van Mieris Franz — Elegante Dame bei der Morgentoilette
Oel auf Holz
Umkreis
Catalogue period : 2025-06-07
Circle of
Published result : 900 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500
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Oil on canvas
Suiveur de Frans van Mieris — "Le choix des bijoux"
huile sur toile
suiveur de
Catalogue period : 2024-09-12 — 2024-09-23
Follower of
Published result : 300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Oil on canvas
Kopie des 19.Jhs
Öl auf Leinwand
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2017-09-18
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Oil on canvas
Kopie Kavalier im Verkaufsladen
Öl auf Leinwand
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2017-06-23
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1200–1800
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