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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Adriaen Brouwer The Card Players oil painting


The Card Players
oil on wood 25 X 39 cm (9.84 X 15.35 in)
Painting ID::  72143
Adriaen Brouwer
The Card Players
oil on wood 25 X 39 cm (9.84 X 15.35 in)
   
   
     

Adriaen Brouwer The Smokers or The Peasants of Moerdijk oil painting


The Smokers or The Peasants of Moerdijk
1627-30 Oil on panel cjr
Painting ID::  73349
Adriaen Brouwer
The Smokers or The Peasants of Moerdijk
1627-30 Oil on panel cjr
   
   
     

Adriaen Brouwer Young Children Playing a Game oil painting


Young Children Playing a Game
17th century Oil on panel 35.7 X 48 cm (14.06 X 18.9 in) cjr
Painting ID::  73475
Adriaen Brouwer
Young Children Playing a Game
17th century Oil on panel 35.7 X 48 cm (14.06 X 18.9 in) cjr
   
   
     

Adriaen Brouwer Young Children Playing a Game oil painting


Young Children Playing a Game
17th century Oil on panel 35.7 X 48 cm (14.06 X 18.9 in) cjr
Painting ID::  73695
Adriaen Brouwer
Young Children Playing a Game
17th century Oil on panel 35.7 X 48 cm (14.06 X 18.9 in) cjr
   
   
     

Adriaen Brouwer Two Peasants oil painting


Two Peasants
Medium Oil on wood Dimensions 22 x 18 cm (8.7 x 7.1 in) cjr
Painting ID::  82950
Adriaen Brouwer
Two Peasants
Medium Oil on wood Dimensions 22 x 18 cm (8.7 x 7.1 in) cjr
   
   
     

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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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