Smokers, Workshop Of Adriaen Brouwer, Holland 17th Century

Smokers, oil on canvas, dimensions 40 cm x 60 cm, with the frame: 60 cm x 80 cm, workshop of Adriaen Brouwer, 17th century. Adriaen Brouwer was born in Oudenaarde in 1605 and died in Antwerp on February 1, 1638, he is a painter from the Southern Netherlands. He specializes mainly in genre painting, but we also owe him landscapes and portraits. First a pupil of his father, he was found in Amsterdam in 1626, then in Harlem in 1628 in the studio of Frans Hals, then in 1631 in Antwerp where he was part of the Guild of Saint Luke of this city. lived a turbulent life, during which his freedom of morals and his interest in marginality occupied a central place. He loved smoky dens, scenes of peasant life, dances, card players, drinkers and scenes of fights.