Provenance

Grégoire Soutzo

Romanian, 1815 - 1869

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This is a drawing of a shoemaker's workshop attached to the side of a house. The scene depicts a small outdoor workspace with a thatched roof, where a figure is seated on a stool, engaged in the craft of shoemaking. Next to this figure is a lower door to the workshop, partially open. On top of the roof lies a small dog, curled up and asleep. The backdrop includes an exterior wall adorned with climbing ivy and a multi-paned window, while various tools and items, such as brooms and a water pump, are scattered around in the frame. The detailed linework complements the textures throughout the drawing, giving a sense of everyday life from a bygone era.
Adriaen van Ostade, Smoker on a Stool Conversing with a Cobbler at Work, 1671, etching, with touches of drypoint, on laid paper, Gift of Addie Burr Clark, 1946.9.257

Smoker on a Stool Conversing with a Cobbler at Work

Adriaen van Ostade · 1671 · etching, with touches of drypoint, on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1946.9.257

The image depicts a maritime scene with barrels on land, two figures in a boat, a distressed ship with smoke, smaller boats on choppy waters, distant ships on the horizon, trees on the left, intricate linework, and a sepia color palette.
Claude Lorrain, The Tempest (La Tempête), 1630, etching on laid paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2019.128.1

The Tempest (La Tempête)

Claude Lorrain · 1630 · etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2019.128.1