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Circle of Jacob Adriaensz Backer — Portrait of a man smoking a pipe (The Sense of Smell)
Circle of Jacob Adriaensz Backer

Portrait of a man smoking a pipe (The Sense of Smell)

This portrait of a man smoking a pipe, attributed to the circle of Jacob Adriaensz Backer, is an oil painting on panel that exemplifies 17th-century Dutch portraiture. The work embodies the allegorical representation of the Sense of Smell through the subject's engaging pose.

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

🔨 Auction Lot

Master Paintings and Drawings

March 16, 2021

Estimate: $6,000 – $8,000

Lot 26

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Circle of Jacob Adriaensz Backer, Portrait of a man smoking a pipe (The Sense of Smell)

This portrait of a man smoking a pipe, attributed to the circle of Jacob Adriaensz Backer, is an oil painting on panel that exemplifies 17th-century Dutch portraiture. The work embodies the allegorical representation of the Sense of Smell through the subject's engaging pose.

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

Related themes

Pipe, Brown Tones, Dutch Golden Age, Dutch, Man, Oil On Panel, Portrait, Academic, 17th Century, Figurative