Four Peasants at Table
Adriaen Brouwer
n.d.
Medium
Black chalk on tan laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper
Dimensions
20.1 × 16.5 cm (7 15/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
83782
About the Artist
Adriaen Brouwer · 1605–1638
Son of a tapestry designer and an embroidress (or perhaps dressmaker). Legend has it that his widowed mother placed him as an apprentice in the studio of Frans Hals in Haarlem. In 1626 Brouwer moved to Amsterdam and was a successful artist. Comment on works: Genre; Religious; Landscapes