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Adriaen van Ostade — Interior of a barn with peasants carousing ('The sense of smell')

Adriaen van Ostade

Interior of a barn with peasants carousing ('The sense of smell')

A lively interior scene of peasants enjoying themselves in a barn, representing the allegorical sense of smell. Van Ostade's work captures the boisterous humor and domestic details of 17th-century rural life.

Medium
oil on panel
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction

June 27, 2024

Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000

Lot 153

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Adriaen van Ostade, Interior of a barn with peasants carousing ('The sense of smell')

A lively interior scene of peasants enjoying themselves in a barn, representing the allegorical sense of smell. Van Ostade's work captures the boisterous humor and domestic details of 17th-century rural life.

Medium
oil on panel
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Genre Scene, Sense Of Smell, Peasants, Humor, Dutch Golden Age, Allegorical, Rural Life, Oil On Panel, Barn Interior, Carousing

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