Tavern Scene with Standing Couple

1653 or later

Jan Jansz van Buesem

Associated Names
Jan Jansz van Buesem

Artist, Dutch, c. 1600 - after 1649

The image shows a rustic interior with large objects, including a collection of ceramic pots, bowls, and raw vegetables like cabbages, carrots, and onions in the foreground. The color palette is earthy and warm, with browns, beiges, and muted greens. A table is on the left side of the image where several people are seated, while in the center, a man with his arm around a woman stands in front of a stone archway, surrounded by pottery on a wooden table. In the background, another figure can be seen through a doorway.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Jan de Maere, Brussels, by 1992, as Pieter van den Bosch).[1] Acquired 1993 by private collection, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium. (Sale, Servarts Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 12-14 May 1998, no. 495, as Gerrit Battem, bought-in).[2] (Sale Christie’s, Amsterdam, 9 November 1998, no. 112, as by Van Buesem, bought-in); (sale, Christie’s, New York, 26 May 2000, no. 69); Miriam [1937-2024] and Eliezer H. Benbassat [1934-2022], Washington, DC; The Miriam Benbassat Trust; gift 2024 to NGA.
[1] The Galerie de Maere exhibited the painting at the 1992 European Fine Arts Fair, Maastricht, according to the 9 November 1998 Christie’s auction catalogue.
[2] Servarts sale according to RKDImages entry for painting.

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Inscriptions

beneath table on the right, as monogram: B
lower left on log, in later hand: AvOstade

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