Dutch School (XVIII) - Der Zecher

Flemish School, 18th century

Oil on panel

On the back: an old Dorotheum inventory number

This painting depicts a genre scene, stylistically closely aligned with Dutch and Flemish painting of the 17th and 18th centuries. The work is often placed in the tradition or circle of artists such as David Teniers the Younger or Adriaen Brouwer.

Details about the artwork
Motif: A man in historical clothing, holding a glass (drinking vessel) and displaying an expressive facial expression. Such depictions of peasants or inn guests were typical of Baroque genre painting.

Attribution: It is probably a work by a successor or a painter from the 18th century who worked "after David Teniers." A similar motif is attributed, for example, to Franz Josef Weber (latinized Textor), an academic painter of the 18th century.

Style: The loose brushwork and the characterization of the figure are features of the Flemish School, which often depicted everyday scenes with a certain humor or a moralizing note.