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Adriaen Brouwer
(1605 - January 1638) was a Flemish genre painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century.
At a young age Brouwer, probably born as Adriaen de Brauwer in Oudenaarde, moved perhaps via Antwerp to Haarlem, where he became a student of Frans Hals alongside Adriaen van Ostade. He also was active in stage acting and poetry. He stayed in Haarlem and Amsterdam until 1631, when he moved back to Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands. There, he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1631-1632, as well as the rhetoricians's chamber De Violieren.
Tradition has it that Brouwer himself spent much time in the alehouses of Flanders and Holland. His works are typically detailed and small, and often adopt themes of debauchery, drunkenness and foolishness in order to explore human emotions, expressions and responses to pain, fear and the senses. The Bitter Tonic is an example of the type of work that depicts such responses, in this case the sense of taste. His work was well liked, to the point that forgeries were sold in his own time. Both Rubens and Rembrandt owned a number of his works. Nevertheless, Brouwer appeared in financial trouble throughout his life.
He died at the early age of 32 in Antwerp, where he was first buried in a common grave.
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The Bitter Draught
Date ca. 1635(1635)
Medium Oil on wood
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Painting ID:: 83949
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The_Bitter_Draught
Date ca. 1635(1635)
Medium Oil on wood
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Twilight Landscape
Date between 1633(1633) and 1637(1637)
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions Height: 17 cm (6.7 in). Width: 26 cm (10.2 in).
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Painting ID:: 84509
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Twilight_Landscape
Date between 1633(1633) and 1637(1637)
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions Height: 17 cm (6.7 in). Width: 26 cm (10.2 in).
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Interior of a Smoking Room
Date between 1630(1630) and 1632(1632)
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions Height: 22 cm (8.7 in). Width: 29 cm (11.4 in).
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Painting ID:: 84511
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Interior_of_a_Smoking_Room
Date between 1630(1630) and 1632(1632)
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions Height: 22 cm (8.7 in). Width: 29 cm (11.4 in).
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Dune Landscape by Moonlight
Date between 1635(1635) and 1637(1637)
Medium Oil on oak
Dimensions Height: 25 cm (9.8 in). Width: 34 cm (13.4 in).
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Painting ID:: 84617
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Dune_Landscape_by_Moonlight
Date between 1635(1635) and 1637(1637)
Medium Oil on oak
Dimensions Height: 25 cm (9.8 in). Width: 34 cm (13.4 in).
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In the Tavern
Date first half of 17th century
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions Height: 36 cm (14.2 in). Width: 27 cm (10.6 in).
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Painting ID:: 84667
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In_the_Tavern
Date first half of 17th century
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions Height: 36 cm (14.2 in). Width: 27 cm (10.6 in).
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Adriaen_Brouwer
(1605 - January 1638) was a Flemish genre painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century.
At a young age Brouwer, probably born as Adriaen de Brauwer in Oudenaarde, moved perhaps via Antwerp to Haarlem, where he became a student of Frans Hals alongside Adriaen van Ostade. He also was active in stage acting and poetry. He stayed in Haarlem and Amsterdam until 1631, when he moved back to Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands. There, he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1631-1632, as well as the rhetoricians's chamber De Violieren.
Tradition has it that Brouwer himself spent much time in the alehouses of Flanders and Holland. His works are typically detailed and small, and often adopt themes of debauchery, drunkenness and foolishness in order to explore human emotions, expressions and responses to pain, fear and the senses. The Bitter Tonic is an example of the type of work that depicts such responses, in this case the sense of taste. His work was well liked, to the point that forgeries were sold in his own time. Both Rubens and Rembrandt owned a number of his works. Nevertheless, Brouwer appeared in financial trouble throughout his life.
He died at the early age of 32 in Antwerp, where he was first buried in a common grave.
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