Workmen before an Inn

c. 1645

Isack van Ostade

Associated Names
Isack van Ostade

Artist, Dutch, 1621 - 1649

This is a drawing of a bustling street scene in a village or town. The drawing captures a lively scene with various activities taking place. A horse-drawn cart is situated to the right, barrels are being managed. The streets are cobbled, and there are architectural buildings in the background with steeply pitched roofs and chimney stacks. Figures are engaged in different activities along the street, tending to the barrels, bending down, and approaching a stall with goods. Foliage hangs over the structures, and the mood is busy and everyday. The drawing is detailed and intricate, with careful use of lines and a subtle color palette.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink and wash and watercolor over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Nell Weidenhammer Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.97 × 20.32 cm (5 1/2 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.30.1.a

Associated Artworks

Man with a Fiddle

Isack van Ostade

1640


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Carel Emil Duits, London [b. 1882] (Lugt 533a], purchased in the 1920s; by descent to his son Clifford Duits; by descent to his son Graham Duits; by descent to his widow, Mrs. Duits; (Day & Faber, London); purchased 2021 by NGA.

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