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Jean-Baptiste Leprince — A group of figures gathered in a tavern, with a barmaid and lustful patron at center
Jean-Baptiste Leprince

A group of figures gathered in a tavern, with a barmaid and lustful patron at center

Jean-Baptiste Leprince's tavern scene depicts a group of figures in an interior setting with a barmaid and lustful patron as focal points. This oil on canvas exemplifies 18th-century genre painting's interest in social narrative and everyday life.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Master Paintings and Drawings

October 15, 2021

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Lot 134

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Jean-Baptiste Leprince, A group of figures gathered in a tavern, with a barmaid and lustful patron at center

Jean-Baptiste Leprince's tavern scene depicts a group of figures in an interior setting with a barmaid and lustful patron as focal points. This oil on canvas exemplifies 18th-century genre painting's interest in social narrative and everyday life.

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

Related themes

French, Tavern, Genre Scene, Eighteenth Century, Warm Tones, Figurative, Oil on Canvas