Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Unknown Artist - An Old Woman Peeling Pears [after 1640s]


To the right of the woman is a greyhound, and to the left objects that include earthenware and brass pots and cauliflowers. The furniture in the background recurs in David Teniers 'An Old Peasant Caresses a Kitchen Maid in a Stable.' This composition was probably inspired by Teniers's style of the 1640s. It is reminiscent of a work by the artist's brother Juliaen Teniers the Younger.

[Oil on canvas, 48.6 x 66.5 cm]

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